senator tony bisignano says animal abuse rates are on the rise here in iowa, so he championed a law to come down harder on those who do it. under the bill, anyone accused with animal abuse could be charged with a felony. right now it's an aggravated misdemeanor. the bill also requires the department of human services to happens in front of a child. it passed the senate yesterday and now heads to the house. iowa's animal abuse laws are considered to be among the softest in the nation by animal with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink,a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah,that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti."

senator tony bisignano says animal abuse rates are on the rise in iowa...so he championed a law to come down harder on those who do it. under the bill...anyone accused with animal abuse could be charged with a felony. right now it's an aggravated misdemeanor. the bill also requires the department of human services to do a wellness check if the abuse happens in front of a child. yesterday the bill passed the senate and today it heads to the house. currently....iowa's animal abuse laws are considered to be among the softest in the nation by animal welfare advocates. students from across the state will put their sauteing skills to the test today... a top chef style cooking competition has 17 teams of aspiring chefs facing off for an opportunity to compete at nationals. while many will be focused on career. dozens of local restaurants will be on hand to scout some potential new talent. the event runs at the iowa event

senator tony bisignano says animal abuse rates are on the rise here in iowa, so he championed a law to come down harder on those who do it. under the bill, anyone accused with animal abuse could be charged with a felony. right now it's an aggravated misdemeanor. the bill also requires the department of human services to do a wellness check if the abuse happens in front of a child. it passed the senate yesterday and now heads to the house. iowa's softest in the nation by animal welfare advocates. the iowa events center is busy with high schoolers today... that's where a top chef style event is putting them head-to-head at the stovetop. channel 13's josh nugyen is live from the convention center this morning to tell us how the event is also helping a growing restaurant

iowa's bottom of the barrel rating in animal abuse laws doesn't sit well with senator tony bisignano "we're not going up we're going down...and that's pretty pathetic for a state like iowa." senator bisignano championed senate bill 2289 which would allow crimes involving abusing pets to be elevated to a class d or c felony...but the new law wouldn't stop there. "good components in this bill requires if you're a juvenile that you will have to have counseling based on your actions. an adult is to the discretion." in addition under the proposed law...if a person is found to have abused a pet in the presence of a child...there would be stricter penalties and wellness check would be conducted "you know, violence is violence...if you beat your dog i'm sure you probably beat your kid." stand up--"now despite the majority of support 16 senators did vote no on this bill. senator tom shipley is one of those senators saying it could negatively impact the ag industry." "and when you read in there some of the explanations, people that can control and confine animals....well that could be construe

senator tony bisignano says animal abuse rates are on the rise here in iowa, so he championed a law to come down harder on those who do it. under the bill, anyone accused with animal abuse could be charged with a felony. right now it's an aggravated misdemeanor. the bill also requires the do a wellness check if the abuse happens in front of a child. it passed the senate yesterday and now heads to the house. iowa's animal abuse laws are considered to be among the softest in the nation by animal welfare advocates. high schoolers from across the state are preparing to go head-to-head today at the iowa events center. today a "top chef" style event will have them doing more than just cooking dinner... channel 13's josh nguyen is live from the convention center to tell us