NABR Animal Law §ection - Animal Cruelty

All states have laws prohibiting animal cruelty and 41, in addition to the District of Columbia, specifically provide some form of exemption for research. Of those 40 states: 20 plus the District of Columbia specifically exempt research from the animal cruelty statute; 4 exempt acts that are authorized by law from the animal cruelty statute even though research is not specifically mentioned; 6 specify that research use of an animal is an affirmative defense to prosecution under criminal cruelty laws; and 10 exempt research from the animal cruelty statutes when the research institution is subject to federal requirements such as the Animal Welfare Act or the Public Health Service Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.

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NABR monitors all animal cruelty bills for potential impact on research institutions. For information on cruelty statutes specific to a given state visit NABR's Members Only site.

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