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State lawmakers want to strengthen animal cruelty laws through Senate Bill 1234, which defines food and water fit for companion pets, and what counts as adequate shelter.

Animal advocates say if this had been law in 2023, law enforcement could have acted much sooner in a deadly animal hoarding case and other similar cases.

Tracey Miiller, Arizona Humane Society's director of field operations, is back at the Capitol for the 2025 legislative session, hoping to fortify animal cruelty laws.

"I've been on too many calls for service where domestic animals have algae for water, maggots in their food, and the only way they can seek shelter is to dig a hole under an abandoned car. Currently, those are all legal," said Miiller at the committee hearing on Feb. 19.

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