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Article: ON DAY OF VICK'S SENTENCING, LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN SENATE FOR BETTER TRACKING OF ANIMAL CRUELTY CRIMES

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December 10, 2007
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The office of Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., issued the following news release:

As NFL quarterback Michael Vick was sentenced today to 23 months in prison for his dogfighting conviction, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced legislation to aid the battle against animal cruelty. The Tracking Animal Cruelty Crimes Act would direct the Federal Bureau of Investigation to include animal cruelty crimes in its annual crime report - they are not currently included in the report, making it difficult for law enforcement, policy makers and experts to understand overall patterns or trends in animal cruelty crimes.

"Perhaps if there is any silver lining to the Michael Vick episode, it is that such ...

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