Animal Equality led large demonstrations involving photographs and the actual bodies of animals who have been killed as a result of human exploitation.
The bipartisan bill, called the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act, makes for the first time intentional acts of cruelty to animals federal crimes that carrying penalties of up to seven years in prison.
Today, Michigan became the first Midwestern state to pass legislation banning the production and sale of eggs from hens confined in cages with Governor Gretchen Whitmer's signature on the new bill.