Sentences with phrase «anti-cruelty laws of a state»

«The mission statement of the Bucks County SPCA is, «To enforce the anti-cruelty laws of the state, to educate, and employ all available means to prevent and alleviate the suffering of animals within the County of Bucks.»

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Feral cats are members of the same species as pet cats — and are therefore protected under state animal anti-cruelty laws.

Although feral cats are members of the domestic cat species and are protected under state anti-cruelty laws, they are typically fearful of humans.

Though feral cats are members of the domestic cat species and are protected under state anti-cruelty laws, they are typically fearful of humans.

According to the American Humane Society, «Anti-cruelty laws exist in all U.S. states and territories to prohibit unnecessary killing, mutilating, torturing, beating, neglecting and abandoning animals, or depriving them of proper food, water or shelter.»

But the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in January 2004 refused to hear an appeal of a 2002 ruling by the Superior Court of Berks County that pigeon shoots held at private gun clubs do not violate state anti-cruelty law if «reasonable efforts» are made to minimize the resultant animal suffering.

In the absence of federal regulation each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia has enacted its own unique animal anti-cruelty statute and 27 states have enacted laws that establish some form of humane care standards for animal kept at pet shops.

New Yorkers concerned about animal welfare converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day to meet with lawmakers and lobby for better animal protection laws designed to strengthen anti-cruelty statues, eliminate the extreme confinement of animals on factory farms and protect sharks from the cruel and unsustainable shark fin trade.

Additionally, anti-cruelty laws exist in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and apply to all cats — companion, abandoned, lost, and feral.

We're working to advocate for anti-cruelty laws that protect every cat in the United States, regardless of whether the cat is a companion, outdoor, or community cat