Sukie wrote >The level of neglect was not enough for legal action, but was enough to >kill. What an indictment of our society, that an animal can be neglected to death without legal ramifications! A reminder to Ohio residents: Senate Bill 221 and House Bill 480 would define companion animal as ANY animal kept inside a residential dwelling, and would define and stiffen the penalties for neglect or cruelty to companion animals. I urge you to contact your house and senate representatives and ask them to support this bill. Ohio currently has the weakest animal cruelty laws in the US, mostly due to pressure from the agricultural lobby. To look up the bills and your representatives, go to http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/search.cfm Linda Iroff Oberlin OH [Posted in FML issue 3784]