Not exact matches
This includes
adequate food, water, exercise,
protection from
weather extremes, frequent grooming, mental health and the use of preventative medicine.
«Necessary care» means care sufficient to preserve the health and well - being of an animal, and includes, but is not limited to: food of sufficient quantity and quality to allow for normal growth or maintenance of body weight;
adequate access to water in sufficient quantity and quality to satisfy the animal's needs; access to
adequate protection from the
weather; and veterinary care to alleviate suffering and maintain health.
(a) Each owner shall provide for each of his or her animals: (1) a sufficient quantity of good quality, wholesome food and water; (2)
adequate shelter and
protection from the
weather; (3) veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering; and (4) humane care and treatment.
If your dog spends most of the day outdoors, Illinois law requires
adequate shelter and
protection from the
weather.
The ASPCA believes farm animals should be given sufficient time in an outdoor environment, where
weather conditions permit, that provides them with
adequate space, vegetation or environmental enrichment, natural light, fresh air, and
protection from deleterious
weather conditions, predators and disease.
However, when they must be outside during cold
weather, healthy larger dogs with double coats can be comfortable and safe, provided they have
adequate protection from wind, snow, and rain.
Those new measures required each county to have access to a shelter and animal - control officer, and set out standards that include
protection from the
weather; basic veterinary care or humane euthanasia for ill or injured animals;
adequate heat in winter; clean and dry pens with
adequate room for animal comfort; construction with materials that can be properly cleaned and disinfected; available clean water; uncontaminated food provided daily; and public access to the facility.
The coat is long enough to afford
adequate protection against harsher
weather yet not too long to constitute a grooming nightmare!