Humane USA of California

U.S. House
PA 1: Robert Brady (D)
PA 2: Chaka Fattah (D)
PA 3: Phil English (R)
PA 6: Jim Gerlach (R)
PA 7: Curt Weldon (R)
PA 8: Mike Fitzpatrick (R)
PA 9: Bill Shuster (R)
PA 10: Chris Carney (D) *
PA 11: Paul Kanjorski (D)
PA 12: John Murtha (D)
PA 13: Allyson Schwartz (D)
PA 14: Mike Doyle (D)
PA 15: Charles Dent (R)
PA 16: Joe Pitts (R)
PA 17: Tim Holden (D)
PA 19: Todd Platts (R)

2nd District:      Christine Tartaglione (D)
4th District:      Leanna Washington (D)
8th District:      Anthony Williams (D)
12th District:    Stewart Greenleaf (R)
16th District:    Pat Browne (R)
18th District:    Lisa Boscola (D)

2nd District:      Flo Fabrizio (D)
18th District:    Gene DiGirolamo (R)
20th District:    Don Walko (D)
22nd District:    Michael Diven (R)
34th District:    Paul Costa (D)
35th District:    Marc Gergely (D)
36th District:    Harry Readshaw (D)
40th District:    John Maher (R)
56th District:    James Casorio (D)
57th District:    Thomas Tagretti (D)
86th District:    Mark Keller (R)
88th District:    Jerry Nailor (R)
96th District:    Mike Sturla (D)
103rd District: Ron Buxton (D)
113th District: Frank Shimkus (D)
127th District: Thomas Caltagirone (D)
131st District: Karen Beyer (R)
136th District: Robert Freeman (D)
141st District: Anthony Melio (D)
149th District: Daylin Leach (D)
154th District: Lawrence Curry (D)
157th District: Carole Rubley (R)
159th District: Thaddeus Kirkland (D)
166th District: Greg Vitali (D)
168th District: Thomas Killion (R)
180th District: Angel Cruz (D)
181st District: Curtis Thomas (D)
182nd District: Babette Josephs (D)
184th District: William Keller (D)
186th District: Harold James (D)
188th District: James Roebuck (D)
192nd District: Louise Bishop (D)
194th District: Kathy Manderino (D)
195th District: Frank Oliver (D)
197th District: Jewell Williams (D)
198th District: Rosita Youngblood (D)

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Click on the state of interest to see if your state chapter is working on pending animal legislation. If there is no state chapter then you will be redirected to Big Cat Rescue's Capitol Advantage site for exotic cat issues for that state.

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Has Exotic Wildlife Possession Permit ($50.00 per animal) that does not allow breeding and sale. Exotic Wildlife Dealer Permit ($200.00) does allow breeding and resale. Wildlife Menagerie Permit ($100) allows possession of cats as well as many other species, but to qualify, facility must be open to the public and charge a fee. PA Game Commission has caging, housing, bill of sale, sanitation and general requirements to be met to qualify for permit. State game protector inspects facilities prior to permit approval. Exotic Wildlife Possession Permit requires inspection by game protector prior to receiving animal. Exotic Wildlife Permit allows the importation and possession of wildlife, but a separate permit must be applied for each animal. New regulation passed in April 2003 requires a two year experience requirement for each for each canid or felid species permit applied for. If you are a resident, type your zip code into any box on this page to see what legislation is pending in your state and make a difference now!

Definition of Animal: Domestic Animal: Any dog, cat, equine animal, bovine animal, sheep, goat or porcine animal.

Statute Summary: A person commits the crime of cruelty to animals if the person:

Willfully and maliciously kills, maims or disfigures any domestic animal or domestic fowl, administers poison, harasses, annoys, injures, attempts to injure, molests or interferes with a dog guide; willfully and maliciously kills, maims or disfigures, or administers any poisonous substance to any zoo animal in captivity; willfully and maliciously kills, maims, mutilates, tortures or disfigures any dog or cat, or administers any poisonous substance to any dog or cat.

Cruelty to animals
Summary Offense.
$50 to $750 fine.
Imprisonment up to 90 days
Killing, maiming or poisoning domestic animal or domestic fowl of another.
Second Degree Misdemeanor.
Fine up to $500.
Killing, maiming or poisoning zoo animals.
Third Degree Felony.
Fine up to $15,000.
Imprisonment up to 7 years.
Killing, maiming or poisoning dog or cat.
Second Degree Misdemeanor.
At least $1000 fine.
Imprisonment up to 2 years.
A subsequent offense of killing, maiming or poisoning dog or cat.
Third Degree Felony.
Fine up to $15,000.
Imprisonment up to 7 years.
Forfeiture of Animal/Seizure: Both

Exemptions: To protect other domestic animals or fowl, game laws, pest control, farming.

Statute Summary: A person commits the crime of cruelty to animals if the person:

Overdrives, overloads, overworks, works an animal when it is unfit for labor, carries cruelly, abandons, tortures, torments, deprives of necessary sustenance, cruelly beats, mutilates or cruelly kills any animal; cuts out the tongue or otherwise dismembers any animal, or maliciously kills, wounds, or administers poison to any animal.

Abandonment of animals, overwork, mistreatment, or failure to feed animals; unnecessary cruelty.
Classification of crime defined in statute.
$50 to $500 fine.
Imprisonment up to 11 months.
Malicious injury or killing animals.
Classification of crime defined in statute.
Fine up to $1000.
Imprisonment up to 2 years.
Forfeiture of Animal/Seizure: Both

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