Sentences with phrase «statute against animal»

There is a state statute against animal cruelty, but it's vague and not specifically aimed at dog breeding or regulating animal facilities.

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In 1995, when The HSUS requested that the Alaska attorney general investigate the Iditarod and enforce the Alaska animal cruelty statute against race organizers and participants, the attorney general declined to prosecute because the state's law «provides a defense for causing suffering to an animal if the person's conduct «conformed to accepted veterinary practice.»»

The «Boomer Gracie Act» amends Title XLV (Torts), Chapter 768 (Negligence) of Florida Statutes by creating a new Section 768.32 to specify damages that may be assessed against a person found liable for negligently or intentionally causing serious injury to or the death of a companion animal.