Charging Cruelty: Prosecuting Crimes of Animal Abuse and Neglect

2:00 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.

Welcome and Introduction

2:05 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.

Charging Cruelty: Prosecuting Crimes of Animal Abuse and Neglect

The program is an in-depth review of appellate-level case law developments in the field of animal abuse and neglect. 

Mr. Painter will go over the current state of law in each department, as well as the Court of Appeals’ recent decision in People v. Farrell, and how these court decisions practically guide criminal practice in New York.

Speaker: 

Jed L. Painter, Esq.

Chair of the Animal Crimes Committee for the District Attorneys Association and Practice Commentator for Westlaw/McKinney’s | General Counsel of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office

1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

1:55 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Q&A