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Legislative LinksAnimal
Cruelty Laws State by State Stray Pet Advocacy has compiled the
current animal cruelty laws for each US State. The Cruelty
Laws page contains an overview table if the state has any kind
of felony provision in their animal cruelty law, and the maximum
penalty for the first offense of animal cruelty. Cruelty
Law AL-MT and Cruelty
Law NE-WY contain summaries of the definition of animal cruelty,
all sentencing provisions, including those for multiple convictions
if it is spelled out in the law, and exclusions to the cruelty law
for each state. Our PDF Cruelty Laws State by State contains summaries
for all states. Canadian Federation of Humane Societies:
Legislation: The link shows proposed changes
to legislation with the Criminal Code (ie: national
- Bill C10B), but also lists the provincial laws and provides
an 'enlightened' model for Canadian municipal laws.
If you have trouble with the above link, please
copy and paste this web address directly into your browser:
http://www.cfhs.ca/CriminalCode/index.htm 12/9 Model
Shelter Law Stray Pet Advocacy has included the text of the bill
that makes California have the most progressive law for government
funded animal shelters in the US thus far. Declaw
Law. Stray Pet Advocacy is keeping up to date with the current
push to outlaw declawing or enact Educate and Wait
legislation. To find out more about state laws and legislation
pertaining to animals, visit http://www.animallaw.com/ and use the search
tool. Animal Protection Institute Legislation Stay up
to date on state and federal legislation, the status of bills, and
who to contact to support or oppose the legislation. If you have trouble with this link, please copy and paste
this web address into your browser: http://www.api4animals.org/doc.asp?ID=13 Animal Protection Institute State Animal Cruelty
Laws Summaries of state animal cruelty laws. If you have trouble with this link, please copy and paste
this web address into your browser: http://www.api4animals.org/doc.asp?ID=47 Against Mandatory Licensing (PDF
document). The position statement of the San Francisco Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. ©1995. The
SF/SPCA examines the detrimental effects of mandatory companion
animal licensing. Hosted on the SF/SPCA website (http://www.sfspca.org/), in the Feral Cats
Advocacy Department. If you have trouble with
the above link, please copy and paste this web address directly into
your browser: http://www.sfspca.org/gifs/pdf_feralcats/license.pdf Pet Overpopulation vs. Animal Welfare Laws: The
Cat Fanciers’ Association position on Coercive Legislation. “The
facts and findings of pet overpopulation are not related to
pedigreed cat and dog breeding. All data indicates that the
problem is mainly related to free roaming and feral cat
multiplication. Increase in human population density and the
increased desire for cats as pets is a factor. Pet store and
"backyard breeder" indiscriminate selling of animals without
altering contracts and follow through is a factor. To focus on
regulations attacking responsible breeders is not the solution.
Pedigreed cat breeders provide education, funds and help raise the
status of all cats. They can continue to contribute to solutions if
they are not alienated by humane organizations that are insensitive
to their interests.” If you have trouble with the
above link, please copy and paste this web address directly into
your browser: http://www.cfainc.org/articles/why-not-coerce.html “Cats: There Ought to be a Law…”
Delineates the various ways that cities and municipalities have
attempted to deal with the “nuisance” of feral and unowned cats, and
the only logical solution of TNR. If you have
trouble with the above link, please copy and paste this web address
directly into your browser: http://www.naiaonline.org/body/articles/archives/catsthere.htm 10/20 AKitten.com Articles on Legislation that could
restrict or prohibit your right to have cats. Includes
Legislative Alerts, and a host of links to CFA (Cat Fancier’s
Association) articles. If you have trouble with the
above link, please copy and paste this web address directly into
your browser: http://akitten.com/directory/legislativearticles.html 2/27/04 MuniCode.com “Contained on this website
are Codes for more than 1,100 local governments” Use this
website to search for local codes and ordinances. If you have trouble with the above link, please copy and
paste this web address directly into your browser:
http://www.municode.com/ 3/20/04 ASPCA Advocacy Center Stay up to date with
federal and state legislation pertaining to the humane treatment of
all animals. If you have trouble with the
above link, please copy and paste this web address directly into
your browser: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=lobby&autologin=true&AddInterest=1182&JServSessionIdr012=zhrxm66ki1.app20b
1/29/05 ASPCA State Animal Cruelty Law
Summary Searchable database of over 550 state laws.
If you have trouble with the above link, please
copy and paste this web address directly into your browser:
http://www.aspca.org/site/FrameSet?style=StateLaw 1/29/05 The Domestic Cat and The Law by Stephen Young. Legal article on the status of domestic cats in the US, including a Historical Introduction, Federal Legislation & Regulations, Landmark Cases, and Recent Texts. If you have trouble with the above link, please copy and paste this web address directly into your browser: http://www.llrx.com/features/catlaw.htm 1/29/05 Model Statute ProposalsInternational Society for Animal Rights Special Reports include:
“The International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR) was founded
in 1959 to expose and end the injustice and exploitation of animals
and the suffering inflicted on them. Since that time ISAR has become
a leader in the fight for Animal Rights, living up to the commitment
in its name. ISAR's philosophical foundation is unique from other
animal welfare organizations because ISAR believes that animals have
rights just as humans do and ISAR is 100% dedicated to defending
them.” http://www.isaronline.org/ . If you have trouble with the above link, please copy and
paste this web address directly into your browser: http://www.isaronline.org/special_reports.htm Model Spay/Neuter Programs in Stray Pet Advocacy’s Sterilization Section.
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