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Brooks Law Digest: Animal Fighting

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First Circuit Upholds Puerto Rico Cockfighting Ban
January 14, 2021

The First Circuit has upheld a Puerto Rico law banning cockfighting, finding that the prohibition violates neither the Commerce Clause nor the First Amendment.

New York Considers Establishing Standards for Care of Retired Race Horses
January 12, 2021

New York Senate Bill 1442 would prohibit the slaughter of retired race horses and breeding stock, require that race horses and breeding horses be microchipped, and increase access to funding for the care of retired racing and breeding horses.

New York Legislation Would Make Promoting Enterprise Animal Fighting a Felony
January 6, 2021

New York Senate Bill 90 and Assembly Bill 696 would introduce a new felony level offense for enterprise animal fighting and consolidate existing definitions.

New York Considers Increased Penalties for Animal Fighting
January 6, 2021

New York Senate Bill 229 would increase penalties for engaging in animal fighting and require psychiatric evaluation and possible treatment for those convicted of the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals.

Louisiana Considers Change in Evaluation of Dogs Used in Fighting
March 16, 2020

Louisiana SB 425 proposes to change the treatment of dogs and other animals seized from animal fighting operations. Rather than requiring the euthanasia of all such animals as “dangerous dogs,” as they currently are, this legislation would require individual evaluation of each animal and provide for the placement of them if deemed appropriate.

New Jersey Proposes Ban on Trunk Fighting
March 2, 2020

New Jersey Assembly Bill 3231 proposes to ban “trunk fighting,” defined as “the practice of enclosing two or more animals in the trunk or any part of a motor vehicle for the purpose of the animals attacking each other, and possibly fighting until one or more of the animals are dead.” The legislation would make the act a crime of the third degree.

Connecticut Considers Ban on Animal Fighting Paraphernalia
March 2, 2020

Connecticut House Bill 5338 proposes to amend the state’s anti-cruelty statute to also criminalize the possession, sale, purchase, transfer, or manufacture of animal fighting paraphernalia, including unprescribed veterinary medicine. The offense would constitute a class E felony.

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