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Criminal

Dec. 29, 2017

Sacramento County’s new Animal Cruelty Prosecution Unit takes these crimes seriously

The specialized unit to prosecute animal abusers was created in November, and is gearing up to be fully operational in January.

Sacramento County’s new Animal Cruelty Prosecution Unit takes these crimes seriously
Hilary Bagley-Franzoia

Prior to assuming the role of principal criminal attorney on Sacramento’s County’s newly formed Animal Cruelty Prosecution Unit, Hilary Bagley-Franzoia said she had already encountered just about everything imaginable in terms of malicious intent toward animals.

“We’ve had cases where puppies were burned to death locked in crates. A dog thrown into the American River. Dogs beaten that suffered skull and jaw fractures. Sexual abuse o...

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