HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A state lawmaker says he will introduce legislation that would allow the Pennsylvania Game Commission to deny hunting licenses to people convicted of severe animal abuse.
State Rep. Tony DeLuca (D-Allegheny) said his legislation was prompted by a recent viral video in which two western Pennsylvania hunters appear to kick and torture a wounded white-tailed deer. The game commission continues to investigate the incident.
DeLuca said Act 10 of 2017, which overhauled Pennsylvania’s animal cruelty laws and prohibits torturing animals, did not give the game commission the power to deny or revoke hunting licenses. He said his legislation seeks to change that and hold people accountable for cruel acts they commit.
“The concept behind my legislation is simple: if you were convicted of torturing an animal, you should not be able to go out there and engage…
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Exposing the Big Game 
I certainly hope so. I wonder what is taking so long? In OR in a similar incident, a jerk posted a video of himself riding on the back a trapped and frightened mule deer, and was arrested in a matter of hours, and the deer was not beaten to death. Unfortunate encounters with humanity!
In this PA case, it is not a ‘mistake’, or a ‘mess up’ as one of the perp’s mothers has said. Something is wrong, either parents not knowing what their kids are up to, or psychopathy. I sure hope it is addressed!
Ugh. I try to counteract all of the violence with a story about a firefighter saving a deer on a frozen pond. There was an awful image of two guys in Turkey cutting the ears off a dog who did not win in their dogfighting ring, and holding each ear up for all to see, while the dog looked to be in abject pain and misery. I really do hope that they and those two little ah’s in PA are held accountable.
If beating them is wrong, I don’t wanna be right! 🙂
..be still my heart..
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