Taiwan Bans Online Cruelty

In addition to not having animal cruelty pollute their refrigerators, Taiwanese citizens may soon be free of it polluting their computers. New legislation was passed on Thursday to punish people who spread (with ill intent) images of animal abuse on the internet. The Legislative Yuan, Taiwan’s highest legislative body, amended the existing Animal Protection Law to include jail time or fines for those found distributing videos, audio clips, photos, or text of animal suffering online. Those convicted face fines of approximately $1,000 and up to a year in jail.