Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law making animal torture a felony on first offense

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 523

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Torturing a companion animal will be charged as a felony in Iowa under a measure signed into law Monday by Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Reynolds, joined by lawmakers and advocates, signed House File 2348 into law at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa shelter in Des Moines. The law establishes a Class D felony charge for animal torture, defined as when a person “intentionally, willfully, and maliciously mutilates, burns, poisons, drowns, starves or causes intensive …

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