Having studied the law of Alabama I can confirm that the animal welfare laws include some exceptions one of which is that a person who shoots a dog or cat with a BB gun not capable of inflicting serious injury … please continue reading
Is abandoning a cat illegal? Abandoning a cat is a form of cat abuse and it is being cruel to a cat both physically and quite possibly psychologically. Animal welfare laws protect cats from cruelty by people. Sometimes they specify abandonment as a cruel act and a crime. Therefore it is normally illegal to abandon a cat. please continue reading
California is planning to ban cat declawing. Eight cities within the state banned declawing some time ago. If California passes this bill it will become the first state to ban declawing and it will be a monumental moment in the fight against this unnecessary and cruel practice. please continue reading
If your child is bitten by a rabid cat can you sue the local animal control services for a failure to protect your child from that cat? You’ll find out in due course if you are able to follow a … please continue reading
An attorney at law, David C Garner, says that he knows of no law that makes it illegal to feed feral or stray cats in Florida. Mr Garner is qualified in California. In my opinion he is absolutely correct. I … please continue reading
The authority in Hawaii, which is concerned with managing the state’s public land, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, have decided that the feeding of feral cats at the state’s harbors is prohibited from last Friday, so reports Hawaii … please continue reading
This is an interesting, potentially new law currently being debated by the Princeton City Council, USA. An ordinance (law) is going through the legislative process at the council and has reached a second reading of an amendment of the ordinance … please continue reading
There is one aspect at least of the law regarding animal cruelty in Texas which does not make sense to me and I would like someone to explain it, please. It concerns Texas Penal Code-Penal 42.092. Cruelty to non-livestock animals. … please continue reading
New York is awaiting the signature of its governor to enact a bill into law which makes it obligatory for animal rescuers to register with the state. The reason for this new law is: The current law contains a troublesome … please continue reading
Carmel City Council have passed an ordinance (a law) which recognises the status of feral cat colony caretakers and seeks to regulate how they carry out their work. It also prevents other people being involved in feeding feral cats. Feral … please continue reading
