1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Animal Violence Exposes Real Threat of Future Violence Act of 2024 or the AVERT Future Violence Act of 2024 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Animal cruelty The term animal cruelty — (A) means— (i) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly harming or killing an animal, including maiming, mutilating, torturing, wounding, poisoning, engaging in animal fighting, and sexually abusing an animal, or attempting to do so; or (ii) intentionally or knowingly neglecting or depriving an animal of necessary sustenance or shelter, or attempting to do so; and (B) does not include any conduct that is— (i) customary and normal veterinary, agricultural husbandry, or other animal management practice; (ii) the slaughter of animals for food; (iii) hunting, trapping, fishing, a sporting activity not otherwise prohibited by Federal law, predator control, or pest control; (iv) medical or scientific research; (v) necessary to protect the life of a person; or (vi) performed as part of euthanizing an animal. (2) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means— (A) a State; (B) a unit of local government; (C) a State or local court (including a juvenile court); (D) an Indian Tribe; or (E) any other organization that has a documented history of effective work identifying, intervening in, preventing, reducing, or otherwise responding to animal cruelty, or animal cruelty as related to interpersonal violence (as determined by the Secretary), including— (i) any organization that works directly with or on behalf of pets, service animals, emotional support animals, or horses and collaborates with any organization referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (D), including— (I) an animal shelter; and (II) an animal welfare organization; (ii) any organization that provides mental health services to perpetrators and survivors of crime; (iii) any organization that develops and provides training programs for law enforcement, judges, prosecutors, other court personnel, veterinarians, or mental health professionals