Animal advocates in Iowa hope a bill to make animal cruelty a federal felony becomes law. The US House passed the "PACT Act" on Tuesday. It now heads to the Senate. Advocates say previous laws made videos of abuse illegal, but *not the actual acts of cruelty.The bill makes those acts illegal.Iowa dog breeder Laura Harmon says she thinks the legislation will hold people accountable."I think what sets a good breeder apart from the bad are those that try to bettter the breed by doing health testing on the parents and through selective breeding, instead of just slapping two dogs together to crank out pups for a profit," said Harmon.Violators could face up to seven years in prison under the bill.


Animal advocates in Iowa hope a bill to make animal cruelty a federal felony becomes law.

The US House passed the "PACT Act" on Tuesday. It now heads to the Senate.

Advocates say previous laws made videos of abuse illegal, but *not the actual acts of cruelty.

The bill makes those acts illegal.

Iowa dog breeder Laura Harmon says she thinks the legislation will hold people accountable.

"I think what sets a good breeder apart from the bad are those that try to bettter the breed by doing health testing on the parents and through selective breeding, instead of just slapping two dogs together to crank out pups for a profit," said Harmon.

Violators could face up to seven years in prison under the bill.