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UK - Circus - Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925 |
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UK - Boarding - Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963 |
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UK - Animal Welfare - Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021 | |
The United Kingdom (UK) | |
The Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018 | |
Overview of UK Animal Protection Legislation | This article provides an overview of animal cruelty offences and positive legal duties to promote animal welfare in the UK. These provisions are found in the Animal Welfare Act 2006 applicable to England and Wales, and in corresponding legislation in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Prohibited offences include "unnecessary suffering," mutilation, docking of dogs' tails, administration of poisons and animal fighting.' |
Legal Protection of Animals in the UK | Detailed discussion of animal cruelty offences and positive legal duties to promote animal welfare in the UK. These provisions are found in the Animal Welfare Act 2006 applicable to England and Wales, and in corresponding legislation in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Prohibited offences include "unnecessary suffering," mutilation, docking of dogs' tails, administration of poisons and animal fighting. |
England, Wales & Scotland - Wildlife, badgers - Protection of Badgers Act 1992 | |
England, Wales & Scotland - Wildlife - Deer Act 1991 | |
England, Wales & Scotland - Wild animals - Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 |