Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act
This act aims to improve the protection of children and animals. It mandates the collection of data on animal abuse cases and their inclusion in the national clearinghouse for child abuse information. This will provide authorities with a more comprehensive picture, potentially helping to identify families where both children and animals are at risk.
Key points
Data on animal abuse will be included in the national child abuse clearinghouse.
The act aims to better detect links between animal abuse and child abuse.
The definition of animal abuse includes any act or failure to act resulting in undue pain, suffering, or death to an animal, regardless of local laws.
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