It shall be unlawful for any person to willingly or maliciously inflict unnecessary or needless cruelty, torture, abuse or cruelly beat, strike or abuse any animal, or by an act, omission or neglect, cause or inflict any unnecessary or unjustifiable pain, suffering, injury or death to any animal, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, whether the animal belongs to such person or to another, except that reasonable force may be employed to drive away vicious animals or trespassing animals.
(Prior Code, § 90.07) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Cruelty to animals in the second degree, see KRS 525.130