A Woman's Right to Chop
Most Frequent Crime
Animal Cruelty
Intentionally killing a wild bird. Under U.S. law this can constitute animal cruelty under state statutes and may violate the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) (which prohibits taking/possessing/killing many migratory bird species without a permit).
Criminal Activities
Animal Cruelty
Intentionally killing a wild bird. Under U.S. law this can constitute animal cruelty under state statutes and may violate the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) (which prohibits taking/possessing/killing many migratory bird species without a permit).
Situation:
"After being told the very-old dog Poppins may die in delivery, characters repeatedly urge that the puppies be "killed" (Frank: "Well, you got to k*ll those babies, then") and instruct a salon/clinic contact to "terminate the puppies' embryos" or "murder them". They place calls and make requests to have the puppies killed rather than allow the dog to give birth."
Animal Cruelty
Intentionally killing a wild bird. Under U.S. law this can constitute animal cruelty under state statutes and may violate the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) (which prohibits taking/possessing/killing many migratory bird species without a permit).
Situation:
"Characters discuss and attempt abusive interventions on Poppins (blasting an air horn into the dog's ear, proposing to feed the dog coffee) as a means to "jump-start" or otherwise treat the animal, conduct which is dangerous and intentionally harmful (Mac blows an air horn into the dog; feeding coffee is proposed)."
Coercion
Using threats or false statements to compel another party to provide services or act (criminal coercion or extortion depending on jurisdiction).
Situation:
"When calling clinics/shops the group tells staff they "need you to perform this dog ab*rtion, and if you don't, my dog is gonna die," language used to pressure or coerce a person into performing an illegal procedure."
Disorderly Conduct
Disorderly conduct statutes (and harassment laws) prohibit behavior that unreasonably disturbs the peace, causes alarm, or harasses another person in public. This commonly includes loud/violent/abusive conduct in public spaces, bum‑rushing or persistently following/approaching someone in a manner likely to cause alarm, and provoking or creating a public disturbance.
Situation:
"The group repeatedly follows, heckles, verbally assaults and otherwise disrupts customers and staff at a salon (shouting at patrons, confronting stylists, blocking or attempting to block appointments and "educating"/shaming women getting haircuts), conduct that plainly interferes with the salon's business and disturbs the peace."
Practicing veterinary medicine without a license
Performing or agreeing to perform medical or veterinary procedures without the legally required license (criminal offense in U.S. jurisdictions). Conspiring or arranging for an unlicensed person to perform invasive procedures on an animal is likewise illegal.
Situation:
"Frank arranges a meeting with a man identified as a breeder/groomer who explicitly says he is not a doctor but agrees to "get it done" ("I ain't never abort no dog, but we can get it done"), describing crude methods like poking around in trash cans for tools — an agreement to perform an invasive veterinary procedure without authorization."