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January 29, 2012

Paw Prints: Animal protection law ranking hits home

Niki Laviolette Special to the Tribune-Star The Tribune Star Sun Jan 29, 2012, 05:00 AM EST

TERRE HAUTE — The Humane Society of the United States released the 2011 “Humane State Ranking” of all 50 states and Washington D.C.

The comprehensive report rates animal protection laws including animal cruelty codes, equine protection standards, wildlife issues, animals in research and farm animal policy. California received the highest score followed by New Jersey and Oregon (tied). Illinois and Massachusetts tied for fourth place. The lowest scores are South Dakota, Idaho (50), North Dakota, and South Carolina (tied for 48), Mississippi (47), and Alabama and Missouri are tied for 45. Indiana ranked 35 with a score of 22 out of 66.

“Our Humane State Ranking provides a big-picture look at how states are faring on animal-protection policies, and how they rank in the nation,” said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The HSUS. “There are some states that are adopting innovative and strong policies to protect animals, while others are lagging badly. Animal protection is a serious matter for tens of millions of Americans, and we hope state lawmakers fulfill their moral responsibility and help us crack down on abuses.”

The Animal Legal Defense Fund Annual Study also ranked the animal laws across the country and reported that Illinois ranked the highest because of its wide range of animal protection laws. Idaho, North Dakota, and South Dakota ranked last because they do not have any felony penalties for animal abuse.

ALDF reported that Kentucky had the weakest laws of any state.

Stephan Otto, ALDF’s director of legislative affairs and author of the report says, “Since ALDF began publishing these rankings in 2006, there has been a marked advance in the laws of many states and territories. Over the past five years, more than half of all states and territories experienced a significant improvement in their animal protection laws.”

Improvements included, expanding the range of animal protection, stiffer penalties for offenders, better standards of care for animals, reporting of animal cruelty by veterinarians, mitigation and recovery of costs with the care of mistreated animals, mental health evaluations and counseling for offenders, ban of animal ownership for convicted offenders, and allowing animals to be included in domestic violence protective orders.

Substantial majorities of all households include at least one animal, and polls indicate that the public deeply cares about their companions. “We are very optimistic for additional progress in the upcoming year, added Otto. “Nevertheless, even as many jurisdictions are making substantial steps forward, others are unfortunately not. Yet irrespective of where each jurisdiction currently ranks, every state and territory has ample room for improvement.” 

Smokey

• Smokey is a beautiful Russian Blue mix who is approximately 6 months old. Smokey is ready to go home with an approved application. You can meet Smokey at the Terre Haute Humane Shelter, at 1811 Fruitridge Ave. Call (812) 232-0293.

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