Provides for penalties for causing the death of an animal

This bill establishes a new class D felony charge for causing an animal's death when the act is part of an existing animal cruelty crime under sections 353 or 353-a of the Agriculture and Markets Law. It directly affects individuals who commit acts like overdriving, torturing, or unjustifiably injuring animals, resulting in death - elevating penalties from current misdemeanors to a felony. Key mechanisms include amending existing cruelty statutes to explicitly include "killing" as prohibited conduct and creating the new felony for death resulting from such acts. The policy change specifically upgrades criminal penalties for severe animal cruelty outcomes, without creating new prohibited behaviors.