In this title, the word âanimalâ includes every dumb creature; the words âtorment,â âtorture,â and âcrueltyâ include every act, omission, or neglect whereby unnecessary or unjustifiable physical pain or suffering is caused or permitted; and the words âownerâ and âpersonâ include corporations as well as individuals; and the knowledge and acts of any agent of, or person employed by, a corporation in regard to animals transported, owned, or employed by, or in the custody of, the corporation, must be held to be the act and knowledge of the corporation as well as the agent or employee.
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