What term describes a manner that causes or permits unjustified pain or suffering?

• A. Torture
• B. Cruel Manner
• C. Bridle
• D. Cruelty to Non-Livestock Animals

Answer: (B)

Describing harm as occurring “in a cruel manner” focuses on the way the act is carried out. When a statute uses that phrase, it is signaling that the conduct itself involved unjustified pain or suffering by the manner of treatment toward the animal. That makes the term a precise way to express how the harm is inflicted, rather than naming the act itself or a specific offense category. The other options don’t fit this sense: torture refers to the act of causing extreme pain, a bridle is merely equipment, and cruelty to non-livestock animals denotes a particular offense rather than the manner of infliction.