Wales
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UK - Dog - Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999 |
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UK - Dangerous Dogs - Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 |
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UK - Dangerous Dogs - Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Act 1997 |
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UK - Dangerous - Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 ("DWAA") |
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UK - Cruelty - Protection of Animals Act 1911 |
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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) | |
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.' |