LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The abuse and death of Reba the Bulldog have motivated a Nevada lawmaker to push for harsher penalties for animal cruelty.
The dog’s case made national news this summer after she was found inside a taped plastic tub in the extreme heat.
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32-year-old Isaac Laushaul and 30-year-old Markeisha Foster, who were both arrested in December, each faces a felony count of willful or malicious torture, maiming, or killing of an animal, which could lead to one to four years in prison.
“In my opinion, the penalty does not fit the crime,” Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said during a news conference last week. “It’s not enough.”
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Wolfson said he was one of many who have called for harsher penalties regarding animal cruelty.
