Questions tagged [animals]
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When does torturing animals becoming illegal?
If I boil a crab alive, I can run a 3-star restaurant. If I boil a dog alive, then I go to jail probably.
I was just wondering: where does the law draw the threshold for it being legal for a private ...
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Can catch and release be illegal under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981?
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 prohibits release of many animals into the wild:
The purpose of section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(‘the Act’) is to prevent the release into the ...
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Can I let people fight bears for profit?
Consider the following scenario, with phrasing and details from this Tumblr post (mirrored here, screenshot):
A for-profit business offers an interactive experience where a patron "step[s] into ...
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Did Japan have one of the first secular animal protection laws globally?
Tokugara Tsunayoshi is known to have enacted laws for the protection of animals or living things and is nicknamed "the dog shogun" for that. The Britannica claims, it contained the death ...
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Is it an offence to photograph a seahorse?
Britain is about to undertake a mass sea-grass survey and BSAC have released this guidance on what to do if you see a sea horse.
This paragraph stood out to me:
If you take a photo DO NOT put it on ...
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Can video evidenced gathered whilst trespassing be used as the basis for a prosecution? [duplicate]
Occasionally the media run stories of animal rights protestors who've broken into a farm or abattoir and filmed evidence of animals being abused / mistreated.
The videos often appear to be shot late ...
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Is it legal to distribute video live-streamed, but where the saved copy was actually accessed from company databases?
A friend of mine recently asked for advice regarding an incident at the place they work. They work at a dog daycare in Pennsylvania which offers a live feed on the cameras. On one of their off days, ...
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Can an animal commit copyright infringement?
Suppose Bob has a parrot who has learned a song from listening to the radio. If the parrot presses a button on Bob's computer to start a Livestream (or record a video) and records itself singing a ...
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What if any is the difference between advertising a product and advertising a business?
In the The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 the requirements for dog breeding to be licensable are:
SCHEDULE1, PART 5
Breeding dogs
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When breeding animals, is it legal to feed them pills that increase sex drive?
Take this scenario: Owner A has dog A and has agreed with Owner B to breed dog B. However, dog A does not like dog B. To avoid missing this opportunity, owner A gives dog A medicine that increases sex ...
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Can the people who let their animals roam on the road be punished?
The problem of stray animals roaming on the road in India is difficult to solve mainly due to religious and political reasons.
However, not all animals are claimed but animals such as goats are left ...
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Are British farmers not allowed to slaughter and eat their own animals?
At about 19:30 in the film Dark River (2018) - Tubi, a sheep has broken its leg.
the farmer pays a vet £20 to kill it and then hires a knacker to dispose of the body.
The farmer later shoots, skins, ...
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Someone gave me an elephant. Isn’t this illegal?
Hypothetical:
Someone gave me an elephant and told me not to give it away or sell it.
I don’t have the capability to take care of this thing. Heck, I don’t have any license or permit for elephants. I’...
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Lethal force to defend killer dogs?
Let's consider the following scenario, taking place in an American state where self defense in defense of property and castle laws are in effect.
An intruder onto a man's property is mauled to death ...
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What amount of force, if any, can be used to prevent animal abuse?
What amount of physical force, if any, can be used to prevent animal abuse (a dog's owner hitting the dog, with a minor present) in Oregon? Is it legal to restrain the owner? Take the dog to a safe ...
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