A grand jury will now take up the charges against a man accused of having a prolific dog fighting ring in Louisville.
The bill will receive its third reading on Monday, Jan. 29.
Louisville's Animal Care Society hosting 'breakfast for dinner' event to raise money for new kennels
Brunch by Night is Thursday, May 25, at the Peterson Dumesnill House in Crescent Hill.
KHS said Tuesday it's running low on canned puppy and kitten food.
LMPD said the case involves videos posted to social media.
April 8 is National Dog Fighting Awareness Day, and while the practice is illegal in every state, tens of thousands of people still do it.
Those animals included guinea pigs and domesticated rats.
The proposed legislation would allow animal control officers to press charges for more case they deem as "torture."
More horses have been rescued from a Wayne County, Ky. farm after the owner was arrested and charged with 44 counts of animal cruelty.
Court records show Jeremy Galloway, 44, is out on bond until trial.