Connecticut
State Laws
Public Act No. 11-232
“Sec. 2. Section 10-222g of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): For the purposes of section 10-222d, as amended by this act, the term ‘prevention and intervention strategy’ may include, but is not limited to, … [(6)] (4) inclusion of grade-appropriate bullying education and prevention curricula in kindergarten through high school.” (Source)
Reported Animal Abuse Cases
Fox61.com reported that a 13-year-old boy had been charged with cruelty to animals after police identified him as the suspect in a social media video depicting the mutilation and killing of a rabbit. The video allegedly shows the teenager decapitating the rabbit with hedge trimmers.