Drivers who hit pets or service animals in New York as a result of a vehicle crash will be subject to stricter penalties if a new bill becomes NYS law.
NYS Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assembly Member Tony Simone joined animal advocates, pet owners and furry friends at the Chelsea Waterside Dog Park to announce the PAWS Act.Brooklyn state Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Manhattan Assembly Member Tony Simone joined pet owners and furry friends in Chelsea to announce their new bill,under vehicle traffic law, as it already does for pedestrians, cyclists, sheep, cattle and goats.
NYS Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assembly Member Tony Simone joined animal advocates, pet owners and furry friends at the Chelsea Waterside Dog Park to announce the PAWS Act.The PAWS Act will classify our furry friends equally as victims of vehicular violence just like the rest of the family.It is ludicrous that drivers can hit and kill one of our pets with little more enforcement than a parking ticket.The bill is currently in committee in the state Senate.
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