Statutes

Esta ley castiga con penas de prisión a quienes cometan actos de crueldad contra un animal.

This provision describes punishment by way of incarceration for those who commit acts of cruelty against an animal.

Esta ley añade a la legislación actual normas relativas a los centros de atención canina y a la salud y el manejo de los perros a su cuidado.

This decree approves Law 27596, Law the Regulates the Regime of Dogs, and all of its comprising parts. The law goes on to provide the text of the law and its sections regarding ownership, sanctions, care, and other related topics.  

This law establishes the natural legally protected areas and ecosystems of Peru, their importance to scientific, ecological, and sustainable studies and development, and well as their permitted uses.

Esta ley establece las áreas naturales legalmente protegidas y los ecosistemas del Perú, su importancia para los estudios y el desarrollo científico, ecológico y sostenible, así como sus usos permitidos.

This Memorandum concerns Republic Act No. 8485, other wise known as the Animal Welfare Act of 1998, passed to protect and promote the welfare of all animals in the Philippines. The Memorandum was issued because, despite the passage of the Act, reports reaching the Committee on Animal Welfare indicate the continued cruelty to animals, especially dogs, in the country today.

This is general national legislation of Portugal for the protection and regulation of animal welfare. There is delegation of authority to grant or deny the use of animals in many commercial settings. Standards are minimal within the act itself.

This Puerto Rico law provides that, in all cases in which a person is accused of domestic violence or child abuse, the court shall, by petition of party, issue a protection order for the petitioner so that he/she be the sole custodian of the animal. The court shall order the accused to keep far away from the animal and prohibit contact of any kind. Violation is a fourth-degree felony.

This Puerto Rico statute provides that each municipality has the general power to order, regulate and resolve whatever is necessary and convenient to attend to its local needs and for its greater prosperity and development.  Among these powers is the power to regulate whatever concerns stray domestic animals, including euthanasia and disposal in interest of the public health, establishing rules and conditions under which they can be rescued by their owners, the muzzling and licensing of dogs, and the adoption and implementation of such precautionary measures that are necessary or convenient to protect the public health as it may be affected by domestic stray animals.