Under the proposals, offenders could be fined a maximum of $44,000 and sentenced to a year in prison. Follow updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast New South Wales will crack down on people who leave their dogs in cars and use painful collars in proposed changes to animal welfare laws. Owners who leave dogs in hot cars or use painful prong collars on their pets could face jail time under proposed changes to animal welfare laws. It was proper wet season rain. And we needed it. We needed it badly. Continue reading...