Without the owner's effective consent, which action involves causing bodily injury to an animal?

• A. Causes bodily injury to an animal without the owner's effective consent
• B. Uses a live animal as a lure
• C. Abandons an animal
• D. Causes bodily injury to an animal with the owner's consent

Answer: (A)

The important idea here is that the criminal act hinges on harming an animal without the owner's effective consent. Only the statement that describes causing bodily injury to an animal while there is no effective owner consent fits both elements—injury and lack of consent—making it the correct choice. Using a live animal as a lure is about using an animal in a specific situation and isn’t inherently about injuring the animal. Abandoning an animal involves neglecting or leaving it behind, not necessarily causing bodily harm. Causing bodily injury with the owner's consent isn’t acting without consent, so it doesn’t meet the条件.