Jay D. Livingstone

I'm a State Representative representing Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway, Cambridgeport, Kendall Sq/MIT, and the West End. I was elected to the Massachusetts State Legislature in 2013 and have been in the State House since then advocating for the people of the 8th Suffolk District. I was born and raised in North Attleboro, where I was educated in public schools and worked as a cashier at the town pharmacy all through high school. I was a union factory worker while attending University of Connecticut for my undergraduate degree, where I majored in political science and history, and graduated with honors. I put myself through George Washington School of Law, where I graduated with high honors, while working at a union cardboard box factory.

Animal Rights

Jay was a co-sponsor and advocate for this animal rights bills, as well as several others that unfortunately were not successful.
Builds upon changes to the state’s animal cruelty laws made with passage of the PAWS Act in 2014.
Includes provisions to ensure that abuse is reported.
Ensures efficient enforcement of animal control laws.
Prohibits the drowning of animals – wild and domestic.
Updates the animal fighting law to prevent the automatic killing of animal fighting victims.
Adds animal crimes to the list of offenses that serve as the basis for a request for a determination of detention and/or release upon conditions.
Ensures that landlords check vacant properties for the presence of abandoned animals and clarify the law relating to when animals were abandoned.
Updates law against animal sex abuse.
Updates a law relating to who/what entities can be charged with certain types of animal cruelty (corporations).