Australia
In Australia,
many states have enacted legislation outlawing cruelty to animals, however, it
is argued that welfare laws do not adequately extend to production
animals. Whilst police maintain an overall jurisdiction in prosecution of
criminal matters, in many states officers of the RSPCA and other animal welfare
charities are accorded authority to investigate and prosecute animal cruelty
offenses.
Asia
India
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act,1960
was amended in the year 1982.[2] According to the newly amended Indian animal
welfare act,2011 cruelty to animals is an offence and is punishable with a fine
which shall not be less than ten thousand Rupees,which may extend to twenty
five thousand Rupees or with imprisonment up to two years or both in the case
of a first offence.In the case of second or subsequent offence,with a fine
which shall not be less than fifty thousand Rupees, but may extend to one lakh
Rupees and with imprisonment with a term which shall not be less than one year
but may extend to three years.
Japan
In Japan,
the 1973 Welfare and Management of Animals Act (amended in 1999 and 2005)[4]
stipulates that "no person shall kill, injure, or inflict cruelty to
animals without due course", and in particular, criminalises cruelty to all
mammals, birds, and reptiles possessed by persons; as well as cattle, horses,
goats, sheep, pigs, dogs, cats, pigeons, domestic rabbits, chickens, and
domestic ducks regardless of whether they are in captivity.
Killing or injuring without due reason: up to
one year's imprisonment with labour or a fine of up to one million yen
Animal
experiments are regulated by the 2000 Law for the Humane Treatment and
Management of Animals, which was amended in 2006.This law requires those
using animals to follow the principles outlined in the 3Rs and use as few
animals as possible, and cause minimal distress and suffering. Regulation is at
a local level based on national guidelines, but there are no governmental
inspections of institutions and no reporting requirement for the numbers of
animals used.
China
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Europe
Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, and Austria have all banned battery cages for egg-laying hens. The entire European Union is phasing out battery cages by 2012.[24] It is also illegal in many parts of Europe to declaw a cat.
Germany
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Italy
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Americas
Mexico
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United States
The primary
federal law relating to animal care and conditions in the US is the Animal
Welfare Act of 1966, amended in 1970, 1976, 1985, 1990, 2002 and 2007. It is
the only Federal law in the United States that regulates the treatment of
animals in research, exhibition, transport, and by dealers. Other laws,
policies, and guidelines may include additional species coverage or
specifications for animal care and use, but all refer to the Animal Welfare Act
as the minimum acceptable standard.
The AWA has
been criticized by animal rights groups for excluding birds, rats and mice bred
for research, and animals raised for food or fiber as well as all cold-blooded
animals.
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 2010's report, the top five states for their strong anti-cruelty laws were
Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Oregon, and California. The five states with the
weakest animal cruelty laws were Kentucky, North Dakota, Idaho, Mississippi,
and Iowa.
In
Massachusetts and New York, agents of humane societies and associations may be
appointed as special officers to enforce statutes outlawing animal cruelty.
In 2004, a
Florida legislator proposed a ban on "cruelty to bovines," stating:
"A person who, for the purpose of practice, entertainment, or sport,
intentionally fells, trips, or otherwise causes a cow to fall or lose its
balance by means of roping, lassoing, dragging, or otherwise touching the tail
of the cow commits a misdemeanor of the first degree."[44] The proposal
did not become law.
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