We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens in the state of Mississippi who want our leaders to act now to bring substantive felony animal cruelty laws to the State of Mississippi. We agree the felony cruelty law should include: establishing laws against cruelty to any dog or cat; establishing the criteria from which a person who knowingly and with criminal negligence commits the act of cruelty to any dog or cat shall be charged; establishing the act of aggravated cruelty to animals; and establishing that anyone guilty of an act of aggravated cruelty to animals shall be charged with a felony.