BALTIMORE, M.D. – The Mayor’s office teamed up with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to sign into law the Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission.
The new board will help the city prevent and prosecute those responsible for animal cruelty, which includes dog fighting.
The commission actually began as a task for last year in response to the deadly burning of a dog named Phoenix.
Recommendations of the task force include the training of law enforcement and animal welfare professionals who respond to animal cruelty cases.