UK 2006 Animal Welfare Act

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United Kingdom

Animal Welfare Act of 2006

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Summary: This is the overarching general anti-cruelty law for the UK, which uses suffering as a key concept.

Statute in Full:

In 2006 the United Kingdom, which has a long history of animal welfare legislation, adopted a new Animal Welfare Act. This law replaces the 1911 law but still used the key concept of �unnecessary suffering�. (.pdf file 249 Kb).

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