The Mahoning County Sheriff's Office plans on filing animal cruelty charges against a Berlin Center woman Friday...
But some state legislators say Ohio's laws don't have enough strength to deal with these situations.
“Yes, the laws in Ohio need to be strengthened,” said Rep. Ron Gerberry, D-59th District. “I have been working on trying to get Nitro's Law [HB 108], which would specifically deal with animal abuse in kennels now for two terms.”Gerberry said the bill has not yet made it to the state Senate. He originally wanted the law to apply to most, if not all, animal owners. It would allow animal abuse charges to go from a misdemeanor to a fifth degree felony…see video
