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The Texas puppy mill bill, formally House Bill 1451: The Large-Scale Commercial Dog and Cat Breeder Bill, is a Texas state law that sets guidelines for the welfare of animals with large-scale commercial breeders. It was passed by the Texas state legislature in 2011 and took effect on September 1, 2012.
The Texas Bureau of Child and Animal Protection [1] is (about) the earliest documented form of child protection. The Bureau was created by the 33rd Texas Legislature by adopting HB-540 [2] on March 29, 1913, go become effective on July 1, 1913. This appears to be one of the earliest known forms of Child and Animal Protection in the state. The ...
Additionally, this law expanded the regulation of animal fighting, making it a misdemeanor to ship, exhibit, or sponsor birds for fighting purposes. Penalties under this section could result in a fine of $15000. [26] In 2007, The Animal Fighting Prohibition Reinforcement Act amended section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (Pub.L. 110–22).
The law bans those convicted of animal cruelty, including those involved with dogfighting, from owning any kind of animal for five years after their first criminal offense.
The Texas Humane Legislation Network awarded state Rep. Claudia Ordaz, D-El Paso, its Humane Hero Award during an event Saturday, April 13, 2024.
Texas should pose no serious obstacle to bestiality prosecutions, because such laws "plainly can be upheld on a 'cruelty to animals' justification." [ 76 ] Leighann Lassiter, animal cruelty policy director [ 77 ] for the Humane Society of the United States , notes, however, the Lawrence ruling may create complications in several states that ...
Animal law is a combination of statutory and case law in which the nature – legal, social or biological – of nonhuman animals is an important factor. Animal law encompasses companion animals, wildlife, animals used in entertainment and animals raised for food and research.
On May 13, 2002, President George W. Bush signed the Farm Bill (Public Law 107-171) into law which contains an amendment (section 10305) stating that it was "the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should fully enforce" the Humane Slaughter Act. When introducing the Resolution on the Senate floor, Senator Peter Fitzgerald said: