(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to molest, torture, torment, 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 that action. The words
TORTURE and TORMENT shall be held to include every act, omission or neglect whereby unjustifiable physical pain, suffering or death is caused or inflicted; but terms shall not be construed to prohibit the Robeson County Health Department Animal Control Department or its agents or veterinarians from destroying dangerous, unwanted or injured animals in a humane manner, nor to prohibit the lawful use of animals in scientific research.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper to fail to provide his or her animal with proper shelter and protection from the weather, sufficient and wholesome food and water to keep his or her animal in good health and comfort, the opportunity for vigorous daily exercise, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering and humane care and treatment.
(Ord. passed 5-13-2003) Penalty, see § 94.99