Except as otherwise provided in Section 97-41-16 for a dog or cat, if any person shall intentionally or with criminal negligence override, overdrive, overload, torture, torment, unjustifiably injure, deprive of necessary sustenance, food, or drink; or cruelly beat or needlessly mutilate; or cause or procure to be overridden, overdriven, overloaded, tortured, unjustifiably injured, tormented, or deprived of necessary sustenance, food or drink; or to be cruelly beaten or needlessly mutilated or killed, any living creature, every such offender shall, for every offense, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 41 - Cruelty to Animals
§ 97-41-1. Living creatures not to be cruelly treated
§ 97-41-5. Carrying creature other than dog or cat in a cruel manner
§ 97-41-7. Confining creatures other than dogs or cats without food or water
§ 97-41-9. Failure of owner or custodian to provide sustenance to creatures other than dogs or cats
§ 97-41-11. Fighting animals or cocks
§ 97-41-13. Penalty for violating certain sections