Sentences with phrase «restrict animal acts»

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For instance, in a colorful case involving a city ordinance restricting the practice of animal sacrifice, the Court severely criticized officials for acting out of animosity towards the Santeria religion, which engages in the ritualistic slaughter of pigeons, goats, and turtles (among other animals) and at least sometimes leaves the carcasses along roadsides and in other public places.

On the 27th May, the Victorian State Government fulfilled an election promise to hold an inquiry into those sections of the Domestic Animals Act which deal with restricted breed dogs (commonly called breed specific legislation (BSL).

Under amendments to the Victoria's Domestic Animals Act that came into effect on 1 Sep 2010, any dog that looks enough like the Government's description of an American Pit Bull Terrier will be deemed to be a Restricted Breed dog.

In addition to canvassing community concerns about the management of dangerous dogs, the inquiry will inform proposed changes to the Domestic Animals Act 1994 with regards to the current moratorium on the destruction of restricted breed dogs.

L. 110 - 246, signed into law on June 18, 2008) added a new section 18 to the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2148) to restrict the importation of certain live dogs.

Connecticut became the first state to restrict pet stores from acquiring puppies and kittens from breeders with severe Animal Welfare Act violations.

Recently, he helped introduce the «Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act» to restrict the use of exotic, non-domestic animals touring with circuses.