29.13(a) ANIMAL CRUELTY
§ 828.12(1), Fla. Stat.
To prove the crime of Animal Cruelty, the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that:
Give a, b, or c as applicable.
(Defendant) 
a.	unnecessarily [overloaded] [overdrove] [tormented] [mutilated] [killed] an animal.
b.	deprived an animal of necessary [sustenance] [shelter].
c.	carried an animal in or upon a vehicle [or otherwise] in a cruel or inhumane manner.
Definition.  Give if applicable.
[“Torment”] [A “cruel” manner] includes every act, omission, or neglect whereby unnecessary or unjustifiable pain or suffering is caused, permitted, or allowed to continue when there is reasonable remedy or relief, except when in the interest of medical science.
Lesser Included Offenses
ANIMAL CRUELTY — 828.12(1)
CATEGORY ONE	CATEGORY TWO	FLA. STAT.	INS. NO.	
None				
	Attempt	777.04(1)	5.1	
Comment
This instruction was adopted in 2008 [994 So. 2d 1038] and amended in 2014.