Help end repeat cruelty in Delaware
- 600milliondogs.org
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
A rope cuts into a dog’s neck as he pulls, trying to reach a bowl that has been dry for days.
His ribs press sharply against thin skin.
Flies settle into open sores that no one has cleaned or treated.
Rain soaks him through the night, and by morning the sun burns down with no shade anywhere in sight.
Confusion fills his eyes because he does not know what he did wrong.
Pain and hunger are the only answers he gets.
In Delaware, lawmakers are considering House Bill 134 (HB 134), sponsored by Rep. Jeffrey Spiegelman, which would raise penalties for repeat animal cruelty.
Across Delaware, cruelty reports continue year after year.
The latest full statewide report documented 726 cruelty investigations in one year.
Each report represents a dog who was beaten, starved, abandoned, forced into fights, or left to live in filth so severe that infection spread across their body.
Some cases involved people who had already faced charges before.
Dogs have been locked inside parked cars while temperatures rose, their lungs working harder as heat filled the vehicle.
Others have been confined in backyards without water, without shelter, growing weaker as days passed without food.
Intentional injuries have left dogs with broken bones, trembling on concrete floors, while no medical help came.
House Bill 134 (HB 134) would raise penalties for repeat animal cruelty.
After two misdemeanor cruelty convictions, any new offense would be treated as a felony.
After repeated felony convictions, the offender would be banned from owning animals for life.
The bill has passed out of committee and is waiting for consideration in the Delaware House of Representatives.
You can help ensure known abusers never get another animal once they’ve shown a pattern of violence.
Speak up today and urge Delaware lawmakers to approve HB 134 and enforce lifetime bans for repeat abusers.
Delaware dogs cannot speak for themselves.
You are their voice.
Thank you for taking action for animals!
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