Watch: Harry Reid Blocks Vote on Bill to Criminalize Torture of Animals

[rangerrebew]

Watch: Harry Reid Blocks Vote on Bill to Criminalize Torture of Animals

On Thursday, Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) was seeking a vote on a bill he introduced with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) to make it a federal crime to commit the animal abuse known as "crushing." the move to vote on the bill was crushed - by Sen. Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

“The act specifically bans the most appalling forms of animal abuse often known as crushing,” Toomey said explaining the Prevent Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act [1]. “This is when a deranged individual actually tortures and sexually assaults household pets for some perverse enjoyment that they get.”
 
Source URL: http://cnsnews.com/blog/eric-scheiner/watch-reid-stops-vote-animal-torture-prevention

[mountaineer]

Why is this a federal issue? (Not that I'm hoping to agree with Harry Reid on anything, as his objection was procedural).