H7194 — Includes animal cruelty offenses to the domestic violence crimes committed by a family or household members against another.

H7194 — Includes animal cruelty offenses to the domestic violence crimes committed by a family or household members against another. · Informed CitizenryThis bill updates Rhode Island's definition of domestic violence to include physical abuse directed at an animal by a family member or household resident. Currently, domestic violence laws focus on…Open in Informed Citizenry