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The Animal Legal Defense Fund releases an annual report ranking the animal protection laws of every state based on their relative strength and general comprehensiveness. In a 2013's report, the top five states for their strong anti-cruelty laws were Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Oregon, and California.
While the law went into effect Saturday, the state allowed for pork killed before that date to be sold in California through the end of the year. Animal rights activists stopped short of ...
The first known animal welfare laws in North America were regulations against "Tirranny or Crueltie" toward domestic animals included in the 1641 Massachusetts Body of Liberties. [3] Starting in the late 1820s, a number of states passed anti-cruelty statutes.
Animal rights vary greatly among countries and territories. Such laws range from the legal recognition of non-human animal sentience to the absolute lack of any anti-cruelty laws, with no regard for animal welfare. As of November 2019, 32 countries have formally recognized non-human animal sentience.
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - A significant minority of members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday said they opposed a federal bill that would overturn a California animal welfare law ...
Neo’s Nation took over management of the Tri-Cities Animal Shelter in January 2021. The alleged animal cruelty came to light when employees and volunteers began to express concerns to local ...
Proposition 12 ("Prop 12") was a California ballot proposition in that state's general election on November 6, 2018. The measure was self-titled the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act . [ 2 ] The measure passed, by a vote of about 63% Yes to 37% No. [ 3 ]
Sep. 19—An investigation into allegations that University of New Hampshire researchers violated state animal-cruelty laws determined there were "no elements to support the allegations of ...