The Animal Cruelty Enforcement (ACE) Act, H.R.1016, was recently introduced by U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse (D-CO), David Joyce (R-OH), and Steve Cohen (D-TN). If passed into federal law, the ACE Act would establish a dedicated Animal Cruelty Crimes division within the U.S. Department of Justice to increase the investigation, enforcement, and prosecution of felony animal cruelty crimes. Federal statutes that would fall under the jurisdiction of the division include the Animal Fighting Venture Prohibition Act, the Horse Protection Act, and the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act.
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