• Donate / sell animals: Kathy and Allan Bauck were required to sell or donate
the animals under their custody or control or on any of their premises.
Not exact matches
To those of us who share our lives with
animals, it may seem obvious that their interests should be one of the factors
under consideration in
custody cases.
The state law merely generally describes cruelty to
animals as â $ œnegligently mistreating, injuring, killing without lawful justification or tormenting an
animal; or abandoning or failing to provide necessary sustenance to an
animal under that person's
custody or control.
Except for the stacking of cages without an impervious barrier, a crime could be charged for violations only if the breeder «repeatedly violates» the law «so as to pose a substantial risk to the health and welfare of
animals in such person's
custody, or knowingly violates an agreed - to remedial order involving the safety and welfare of
animals under this section.»
(5) Adopt rules on the euthanasia of
animals in the possession or
custody of any person required to obtain a certificate of registration
under this Article.
In addition to any other penalty provided by law, upon conviction for any violation of this section or of sections seventy - seven A, seventy - eight, seventy - eight A, seventy - nine A, seventy - nine B, eighty A, eighty B, eighty C, eighty D, eighty F, eighty - six, eighty - six A, eighty - six B or ninety - four the defendant shall forfeit to the
custody of any society, incorporated
under the laws of the commonwealth for the prevention of cruelty to
animals or for the care and protection of homeless or suffering
animals, the
animal whose treatment was the basis of such conviction.
ARS 13 - 2910 states: «Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly subjects any
animal under the person's
custody or control to cruel neglect or abandonment.»
Although the Superior Court of Justice was clear that
animals were chattels
under the law (movable property in Quebec) and that it was applying basic property law principles to decide who should have
custody of the monkey, the reality is that both federal and provincial laws have progressively evolved towards recognizing
animal welfare for its own value.