It shall be unlawful for any person to molest, torture, deprive of necessary sustenance, cruelly beat, needlessly mutilate or kill, wound, injure, poison, abandon or subject to conditions detrimental to its health or general welfare any animal, or to cause or procure such action. The words TORTURE, TORMENT or CRUELTY shall be held to include any act, omission or neglect whereby unjustifiable physical pain, suffering or death is caused or permitted, but such terms shall not be construed to prohibit lawful shooting of birds, deer or other game for human food, or to prohibit the Animal Control Department or their agents or veterinarians from destroying dangerous, unwanted or injured animals in a humane manner.
(Prior Code, § 91.02) (Ord. passed 11-6-1978) Penalty, see § 10.99