LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The Nevada assemblywoman behind a invoice to toughen penalties for animal abusers expressed her aid to eight Information Now on Tuesday after studying that Governor Joe Lombardo signed it into regulation.
“Reba’s Law is now officially Nevada State Law! The tireless work of the last year paid off! This law tells the people of Nevada that we will not tolerate cruelty, and we will not allow innocent lives to be harmed without consequence,” Republican Assem. Melissa Hardy informed 8 Information Now on Tuesday. “Reba’s life mattered. And with this law, we make it clear that all animals deserve protection, dignity, and justice.”
Nevada lawmakers approve Reba’s Regulation; it’s now on the governor’s desk
Meeting Invoice 381, was geared toward strengthening penalties after the dying of an English bulldog who died in July 2024 after she was left sealed inside a plastic tub in 110-degree warmth.
Hardy proposed the invoice, which additionally establishes a wider vary of penalties so prosecutors can extra simply make the punishment match the crime, she mentioned.
Reba’s dying made nationwide headlines in 2024 as folks referred to as for “Justice for Reba.” In December, police arrested Issac Laushaul Jr., 32; and Markeisha Foster, 30, on animal abuse expenses. A grand jury later voted to indict them on related expenses.
