The new bill will strengthen police penalties for attacks on K9s and horses
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Later violent incident Los Angeles Other cities targeting ice personnel, including attacks on K9S and Mount Units, have introduced legislation to strengthen penalties for law enforcement animals and those who harm law-enforcement animals and their handlers.
The news comes after the Department of Homeland Security releases new data showing what immigration officials are experiencing collectively. 690% increase in assault To them, such data implicitly includes animal personnel.
“Our police dogs and horses serve on the frontline and protect officers and the community alike,” Bean, R-Fla. Chairman of Doge Caucustold Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
“They deserve real protection, not just praise. The “Leo K9 Protection Act” brings harsher penalties for those who harm these heroic animals on the line of duty. ”
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Rep. Aaron Bean and K9 of Capitol Lawn. (Rep. Aaron Bean’s Office)
The bill was announced late Tuesday at a ceremony outside the Capitol, serving a 15-year sentence and is named after Deputy K9 Leo, Sheriff, Marion County, Florida.
In February, Leo and his handlers responded to reports of battery-by-battery spraying at their home in Silver Springs, outside of Ocala.
When Leo indicted an armed suspect, he was shot dead and died a few days later. The suspect was killed in a fire caused by a return from a human officer.
“Leo did exactly what he was trained to do. It’s about boldly defending and protecting their deputies,” Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods. He told Okara News at that time.
Leo’s trader, Sgt. Justin Tortola, I joined the bean Others on Tuesday called K9 “more than his partner, he was a family.”
“By supporting this bill, we can guarantee that federal government Work K9 It helps them to receive the urgent care they deserve and prevent more handlers from experiencing the misery of losing their partners in their duties,” Tortora told Fox News Digital.
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K9 Leo remembers Marion County, Florida. (Rep. Aaron Bean’s Office)
Bean’s bill extends federal laws protecting human officers to apply to local, state, or federal police animals that support federal agencies. It also instructs the Ministry of Transport to give “safe port” exceptions to those in a hurry to get injured police animals for veterinarian care.
At least two suspects were arrested for assaulting non-human police officers during a violent anti-ice riot in California.
Dana Whitson of Oro Valley, Arizona, was charged in Los Angeles with a number of felony including assaulting a peace officer and animal cruelty after allegedly assaulting a police horse.
Local reports say Whitson pushed a horse and hit the muzzle in June.
Another man from Iranian Castro in Elmonte, California, was charged with the same as police allegedly ringing the reins of police horses after police ordered protesters to dissolve. NBC Affiliate in Los Angeles.
Rep. Aaron Bean is dealing with Capitol K9 officers. (Rep. Aaron Bean’s Office)
Debbie Johnson, founder of K9S United, who supports and advocates for police animals, celebrated the bill and called its introduction “a critical moment in the fight to protect federal labor K9, defending our country every day.”
“(This) is the result of years of tireless advocacy and we are proud to move forward with this mission. We are deeply grateful to Congressman Bean, who stood with us to honor and protect our country’s four-legged heroes,” she said.