Laws Related to Animal Protection in the United Kingdom

  1. General Animal Protection

    1. Protection of Animals (Amendment) Acts (1911, 1954)
    2. Animals Act (1971)
    3. Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Acts (1954, 1964)
    4. Abandonment of Animals Act (1960)
    5. Protection of Animals (Pest Animals) Act (1954)
    6. Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act (1937)
    7. Video Recordings Act (1984)
    8. Patents Act (1977)
    9. Tethering Act (1988)
    10. Veterinary Surgeons Act (1966)

  2. Use of Animals for Research and Testing

    1. Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (1986)

  3. Protection of Wild Animals

    1. Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981)
    2. Wild Mammals (Protection) Act (1996)
    3. Conservation of Seals Act (1970)
    4. Deer Act (1991)
    5. Protection of Badgers Act (1992)
    6. Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act (1976)
    7. Zoo Licensing Act (1981)
    8. Performing Animals (Regulation) Acts (1925 and 1968)
    9. Dangerous Wild Animals Act (1976)
    10. Destructive Imported Animals Act (1932)
    11. Animals (Cruel Poisons) Act (1962)
    12. Theft Act (1968)

  4. Protection of Farm Animals

    1. Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (1968)
    2. Animal Health Act (1981)
    3. Docking and Nicking of Horses Act (1949)
    4. Riding Establishments Acts (1964, 1970)
    5. Slaughterhouses Act (1974)

  5. Companion Animals

    1. Pet Animals Act (1951)
    2. Animal Boarding Establishments Act (1963)
    3. Dogs Acts (1871, 1906)
    4. Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Acts (1991, 1997)
    5. Guard Dogs Act (1975)
    6. Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act (1996)
    7. Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act (1953)
    8. Breeding of Dogs Acts (1973, 1991)
    9. Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act (1999)
    10. Environmental Protection Act (1990)
    11. Road Traffic Act (1972)

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