Great Day for Animals in NC!

It's an unfortunate truth that sometimes really bad things have to happen before people stand up, take notice, and work for change. Yesterday, North Carolina legislators unanimously passed "Susie's Law," which will enforce harsher penalties on animal abusers - including jail time. The law's namesake, a dog who was savagely beaten, SET ON FIRE and left for dead, was on hand in the state Capitol to remind the legislators of the importance of their vote. Check this gal out!


WUNC aired a lovely piece on Susie's Law which you can listen to here. As noted, Susie's Law does not apply to hunting and farming. I'd like to hope that, regardless of where you stand on those issues, we can all agree that cruelly beating animals and setting them on fire is NEVER OK. Susie will continue to inspire people with her work as a burn unit therapy dog. Hooray for Susie!