The law also mandates special size requirements for females with puppies: «Each bitch with nursing puppies shall be provided with an additional amount of floor space, based on her breed and behavioral characteristics, and in accordance with generally
accepted husbandry practices as determined by the attending veterinarian.
Not exact matches
Generally
accepted medical and scientific activities, generally
accepted food processing activities, customary and generally
accepted veterinary and agricultural
husbandry practices, and lawful and permitted hunting activities shall not be construed as prohibited by any provision hereof.
Some states exempt farm animals from animal cruelty laws or find any treatment of them is legal as long as it is a «
accepted», «commonly
accepted», «usual and customary», «normal», or even just a «common», «usual» or «customary» animal
husbandry or industry
practice.
16 USC 1333 (b)(2)(iv)(B) Federal regulations define humane treatment as «handling compatible with animal
husbandry practices accepted in the veterinary community, without causing unnecessary stress or suffering to a wild horse or burro.»
The regulations state that» [i] nhumane treatment means any intentional or negligent action or failure to act that causes stress, injury, or undue suffering to a wild horse or burro and is not compatible with animal
husbandry practices accepted in the veterinary community.
The OHS
accepts the
husbandry of animals for human consumption provided that the production methods are in compliance with best
practices for humane and ethical food production.