View source for Biology:Animal rights by country or territory

{{Short description|Overview of laws about animals by jurisdiction}} 

'''Animal rights''' vary greatly among countries and territories. Such laws range from the legal recognition of [[Non-human|non-human]] animal [[Philosophy:Sentience|sentience]] to the absolute lack of any anti-[[Philosophy:Cruelty to animals|cruelty]] laws, with no regard for animal welfare.

As of November 2019, 32 countries have formally recognized non-human animal sentience. These are: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} It has been proposed that the {{wipe|United Nations}} (UN) pass the first resolution recognizing animal rights, the Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare, which acknowledges the importance of the sentience of animals and human responsibilities towards them.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

The [[Organization:Great Ape Project|Great Ape Project]] is currently campaigning to have the United Nations endorse a World Declaration on Great Apes, which would extend to non-human great apes the protection of three basic interests: the right to life, the protection of individual liberty, and the prohibition of torture.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} Six countries currently ban the use of great apes for scientific research, and Austria is the only country in the world to ban experiments on lesser apes.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

In 2009, Bolivia became the first country to banish animal abuse and harm in circuses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ad-international.org/publications/go.php?id=1684|title=The perfect storm: How the Bolivian Ban on Animal Circuses was won|website=Animal Defenders International|language=en|access-date=2019-11-04}}</ref> The United States of America is the only country in the world that has banned killing horses for consumption,{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} and India is the only country to have banned killing cows for consumption in some of its states.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

In 2014, the Jain pilgrimage destination of Palitana City in Indian state of Gujarat became the first city in the world to be legally vegetarian. It has banned buying and selling meat, fish, and eggs, as well as related jobs, such as fishing and animal farming.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/in-india-the-world-039-s-first-vegetarian-city/india-palitana-food-meat-fish-gujarat/c3s17132/|title=Culture / society &#124; Worldcrunch - Real news. True sources. Seriously international|access-date=7 November 2019|archive-date=8 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008124632/http://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/in-india-the-world-039-s-first-vegetarian-city/india-palitana-food-meat-fish-gujarat/c3s17132/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiadivine.org/news/hinduism-in-the-news/in-india-the-worlds-first-vegetarian-city-r861|title=In India, The World's First Vegetarian City|date=2015-03-07|work=IndiaDivine.org|access-date=2017-03-18|language=en-US|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163742/http://www.indiadivine.org/news/hinduism-in-the-news/in-india-the-worlds-first-vegetarian-city-r861|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-vegetarian-town-they-wouldnt-hurt-a-fly-but-the-jains-upset-palitana-with-meatfree-plea-9588087.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-vegetarian-town-they-wouldnt-hurt-a-fly-but-the-jains-upset-palitana-with-meatfree-plea-9588087.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Jain monks want a ban on the sale of non-vegetarian food|date=2014-07-06|work=The Independent|access-date=2017-03-18|language=en-GB}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://liu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A825610&dswid=-2038|title=Jain Vegetarian Laws in the City of Palitana : Indefensible Legal Enforcement or Praiseworthy Progressive Moralism?|last=van Popering|first=Ruben|publisher=Linköping University, Department of Culture and Communication, Centre for Applied Ethics|year=2015}}</ref>

== Global animal rights maps ==
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;Food production
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! style="background-color: #{{main other|F0F2F5|CFC}}; font-size:87%; padding:0.2em 0.3em; text-align: center; " | <span style="font-size: 115%;">World laws on chick culling</span>
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! style="background-color: #{{main other|F0F2F5|CFC}}; font-size:87%; padding:0.2em 0.3em; text-align: center; " | <span style="font-size: 115%;">World laws on stunning animals during ritual slaughter</span>
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! style="background-color: #{{main other|F0F2F5|CFC}}; font-size:87%; padding:0.2em 0.3em; text-align: center; " | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Legal status of whaling</span>
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;Clothing and cosmetics
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! style="background-color: #{{main other|F0F2F5|CFC}}; font-size:87%; padding:0.2em 0.3em; text-align: center; " | <span style="font-size: 115%;">World laws on cosmetic animal testing</span>
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;Entertainment
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! style="background-color: #{{main other|F0F2F5|CFC}}; font-size:87%; padding:0.2em 0.3em; text-align: center; " | <span style="font-size: 115%;">World laws on bullfighting</span>
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! style="background-color: #{{main other|F0F2F5|CFC}}; font-size:87%; padding:0.2em 0.3em; text-align: center; " | <span style="font-size: 115%;">World laws on cockfighting</span>
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! style="background-color: #{{main other|F0F2F5|CFC}}; font-size:87%; padding:0.2em 0.3em; text-align: center; " | <span style="font-size: 115%;">World laws on dolphinariums / marine mammal captivity</span>
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! style="background-color: #{{main other|F0F2F5|CFC}}; font-size:87%; padding:0.2em 0.3em; text-align: center; " | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Laws banning the use of animals in circuses</span>
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== Council of Europe convention maps ==
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! style="background-color: #{{main other|F0F2F5|CFC}}; font-size:87%; padding:0.2em 0.3em; text-align: center; " | <span style="font-size: 115%;">European Convention for the Protection of Animals during International Transport (1968 & 2003)</span>
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! style="background-color: #{{main other|F0F2F5|CFC}}; font-size:87%; padding:0.2em 0.3em; text-align: center; " | <span style="font-size: 115%;">European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes (1976)</span>
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! style="background-color: #{{main other|F0F2F5|CFC}}; font-size:87%; padding:0.2em 0.3em; text-align: center; " | <span style="font-size: 115%;">European Convention for the Protection of Animals for Slaughter (1979)</span>
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! style="background-color: #{{main other|F0F2F5|CFC}}; font-size:87%; padding:0.2em 0.3em; text-align: center; " | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (1979)</span>
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== Principal laws on animal rights ==
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|+ style="text-align:center;background-color:#{{main other|F0F2F5|CFC}}| ''General Legislation''
! style="width:120px;" |Country
! style="width:120px;" |Recognition of animal [[Philosophy:Sentience|sentience]]
! style="width:120px;" |Recognition of animal suffering
!Anti-cruelty laws
'''meet [[Organization:World Organisation for Animal Health|OIE]] standards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oie.int/animal-welfare/an-international-network-of-expertise/|title=OIE standards on animal welfare: OIE - World Organisation for Animal Health|website=www.oie.int|language=en|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
! style="width:120px;" |Any laws against animal cruelty
!Support at the
{{wipe|United Nations}} {{efn|These countries have pledged to support the Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare}}
|-
|{{Flag|Algeria}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/algeria|title=Algeria: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://vaci.voiceless.org.au/countries/algeria/ |title=Animal Cruelty Index - Algeria |publisher=Voiceless Animal Cruelty Index |date=2014 |access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}} -unenforced
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Angola}}<ref name="toto2">{{cite web|url=http://www.rr-africa.oie.int/docspdf/en/2011/Animal_Welfare_Summary.pdf|title=ANIMAL WELFARE IN OIE MEMBER COUNTRIES & TERRITORIES IN THE SADC REGION|access-date=2019-01-29|archive-date=30 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130053304/http://www.rr-africa.oie.int/docspdf/en/2011/Animal_Welfare_Summary.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Argentina}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/argentina|title=Argentina {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Australia}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/australia|title=Australia {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - varies internally
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Austria}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/austria|title=Austria: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from various internal departments
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Azerbaijan}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/azerbaijan|title=Azerbaijan: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Belarus}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/belarus|title=Belarus: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Belgium}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_PRES-09-65_en.htm|title=European Commission - PRESS RELEASES - Press release - 934th Council meeting Agriculture and Fisheries Brussels, 23 March 2009|website=europa.eu|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/welfare_en|title=Animal welfare|last=Anonymous|date=2016-10-17|website=Food Safety - European Commission|language=en|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Zakon o zaštiti i dobrobiti životinja |url=http://vfs.unsa.ba/web/images/dokumenti/Zako_o_zastiti_i_dobrobiti_zivotinja.pdf |access-date=8 November 2019 |archive-date=14 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914205924/http://vfs.unsa.ba/web/images/dokumenti/Zako_o_zastiti_i_dobrobiti_zivotinja.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
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|{{Flag|Botswana}}<ref name="toto2" />
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Brazil}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/brazil|title=Brazil {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
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|{{Flag|Bulgaria}}<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag|Cambodia}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2008/animals_matter_campaign.aspx|title=Animals Matter campaign goes from strength to strength|date=2012-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420115629/http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2008/animals_matter_campaign.aspx|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=2012-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalanimallaw.org/database/national/index.html|title=Animal laws in the world at national level - GlobalAnimalLaw.org|website=www.globalanimallaw.org|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|{{Flag|Canada}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/canada|title=Canada: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
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|{{Flag|Chile}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/chile|title=Chile: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|China}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/china|title=China: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Colombia}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/colombia|title=Colombia {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Costa Rica}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2008/UDAWevent.aspx|title=Costa Rica makes animal welfare a presidential matter|date=2012-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421024128/http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2008/UDAWevent.aspx|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=2012-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animallaw.info/countries/costa-rica|title=Costa Rica {{!}} Animal Legal & Historical Center|website=www.animallaw.info|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
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|{{Flag|Croatia}}<ref name=":1" />
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Cyprus}}<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag|Czech Republic}}<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag|Democratic Republic of Congo}}<ref name="toto2" />
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Denmark}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/denmark|title=Denmark: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Food
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Egypt}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/egypt|title=Egypt: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.globalanimal.org/2012/04/30/egypts-forgotten-animals/71506/|title=Egypt: Lack Of Animal Laws, Animal Abuse, And Pet Cruelty - Global Animal|date=2015-05-14|access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://vaci.voiceless.org.au/countries/egypt/ |title=Animal Cruelty Index - Egypt |publisher=Voiceless Animal Cruelty Index |date=2014 |access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}} -unenforced
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Eritrea}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/55a51ccc4.pdf|title=Penal Code of Eritrea, 2015|access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Estonia}}<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Ethiopia}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/ethiopia|title=Ethiopia: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Fiji}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_12454.shtml|title=28/7/08 - Fiji to support Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW) - Fiji Government Online|date=2009-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915012026/http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_12454.shtml|access-date=2019-10-31|archive-date=2009-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laws.gov.fj/Acts/DisplayAct/685#|title=PROTECTION OF ANIMALS ACT 1954 - Laws of Fiji|website=www.laws.gov.fj|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|{{Flag|Finland}}<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|France}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/france|title=France: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Germany}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/germany|title=Germany: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag|Greece}}<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Food
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Hong Kong}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spca.org.hk/en/inspectorate/animal-cruelty-hk-law|title=SPCA Hong Kong.. - Animal Cruelty and HK Law|website=www.spca.org.hk|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=14 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114222600/https://www.spca.org.hk/en/inspectorate/animal-cruelty-hk-law|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elegislation.gov.hk/checkconfig/checkClientConfig.jsp?applicationId=RA001|title=Hong Kong e-Legislation|website=www.elegislation.gov.hk|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=14 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314212919/http://www.elegislation.gov.hk/checkconfig/checkClientConfig.jsp?applicationId=RA001|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
| {{N/A}} (China responsible for foreign affairs)
|-
|{{Flag|Hungary}}<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|India}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/india|title=India: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Animal Welfare Board
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Indonesia}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/indonesia|title=Indonesia {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|{{Partial}} - mental health recognized
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Iran}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/iran|title=Iran: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Ireland}}<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Italy}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/italy|title=Italy: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Japan}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/japan|title=Japan: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K1400000226|title=Penal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan - "Adilet" ILS|website=adilet.zan.kz|access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Kenya}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/kenya|title=Kenya: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Latvia}}<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag|Lebanon}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://legallaw.ul.edu.lb/Law.aspx?lawId=273655&language=ar|title=Lebanon's Animal Welfare Law|publisher=legallaw.ul.edu.lb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animalslebanon.org/what-we-do/the-law|title=Animal welfare law in Lebanon|publisher=animalslebanon.org}}</ref>
|{{Partial}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Lesotho}}<ref name="toto2" />
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}} -unenforced
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Lithuania}}<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag|Luxembourg}}<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag|Madagascar}}<ref name="toto2" />
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Malawi}}<ref name="toto2" />
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}} - unenforced
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Malaysia}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/malaysia|title=Malaysia: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|{{Flag|Mali}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.droit-afrique.com/upload/doc/mali/Mali-Code-2001-penal.pdf|title=Mali Penal Code}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Malta}}<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Resources
|-
|{{Flag|Mauritius}}<ref name="toto2" /><ref>{{cite web |title=THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 2013 |url=http://agriculture.govmu.org/English/Documents/Acts%20and%20Regulation/Animal%20Welfare%20Act%20.pdf |access-date=6 May 2020 }} </ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Mexico}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/mexico|title=Mexico {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|{{Partial}} - varies internally
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Mongolia}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rr-asia.oie.int/fileadmin/Regional_Representation/Programme/RAWS/Mongolia_animal_welfare_update.2017.pdf|title=Mongolia update Legislative Developments|access-date=30 October 2019|archive-date=28 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028180110/http://www.rr-asia.oie.int/fileadmin/Regional_Representation/Programme/RAWS/Mongolia_animal_welfare_update.2017.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Morocco}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/morocco|title=Morocco: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/dog-meat-scandal-morocco-casablanca-ban-aggressive-464618|title=Dog meat Sausage Scandal Grips Morocco as Owners Fight Law Banning Aggressive Breeds|date=2013-05-05|access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}} -unenforced
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Mozambique}}<ref name="toto2" />
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Myanmar}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/myanmar|title=Myanmar {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Namibia}}<ref name="toto2" />
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|New Zealand}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/new-zealand|title=New Zealand: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in the|Netherlands}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/netherlands|title=Netherlands {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|{{Flag|Niger}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/niger|title=Niger: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Partial}} - domesticated animals only
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|North Korea}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hrnk.org/uploads/pdfs/The%20Criminal%20Law%20of%20the%20Democratic%20Republic%20of%20Korea_2009_%20(1).pdf|title=The Criminal Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2009|access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Norway}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animallaw.info/statute/noway-cruelty-norwegian-animal-welfare-act-2010|title=Noway - Cruelty - Norwegian Animal Welfare Act (2010) {{!}} Animal Legal & Historical Center|website=www.animallaw.info|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|{{Partial}} - mental health recognized
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Pakistan}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/pakistan|title=Pakistan: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Paraguay}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/par135596.pdf|title=LEY Nº 4840 DE PROTECCION Y BIENESTAR ANIMAL|last=EL CONGRESO DE LA NACION PARAGUAYA SANCIONA CON FUERZA DE LEY|access-date=3 November 2019|archive-date=3 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103052555/http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/par135596.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Peru}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/peru|title=Peru {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|{{Flag|Philippines}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1998/ra_8485_1998.html | title=RA 8485 | publisher=Arellano Law Foundation | work=lawphil.net | access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/philippines|title=Philippines {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref>
|{{Partial}} - mental health recognized
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from various internal departments
|-
|{{Flag|Poland}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/morocco|title=Poland: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag|Portugal}}<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag|Romania}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/romania|title=Romania {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Russia}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/russia|title=Russia: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mewa.gov.sa/en/MediaCenter/News/Pages/News-23-7-2018.aspx|title=MEWA Prohibits 8 Practices of Animal Cruelty in Saudi Arabia|website=www.mewa.gov.sa|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Seychelles}}<ref name="toto2" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act |url=https://seylii.org/sc/legislation/consolidated-act/179 |website=Seychelles Legal Information Institute |access-date=6 May 2020 |archive-date=5 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305140458/https://seylii.org/sc/legislation/consolidated-act/179 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|{{Flag|Slovakia}}<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag|Slovenia}}<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{N/A|Unknown}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|South Africa}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/south-africa|title=South Africa {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|South Korea}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/korea|title=Korea {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Spain}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/spain|title=Spain {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from the Minister for Agriculture
|-
|{{Flag|Swaziland}}<ref name="toto2" />
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}} -unenforced
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Sweden}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/sweden|title=Sweden: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Switzerland}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/switzerland|title=Switzerland: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|{{Flag|Tanzania}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/tanzania|title=Tanzania: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{Partial}} - some animals excluded
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in|Thailand}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/thailand|title=Thailand {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from various internal departments
|-
|{{Flag|Turkey}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/turkey|title=Turkey {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|{{Partial}} - mental health recognized
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Ukraine}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/ukraine|title=Ukraine: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in the|United Kingdom}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/united-kingdom|title=United Kingdom: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from various internal departments
|-
|{{Flag+link|Animal welfare and rights in the|United States}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/usa|title=USA {{!}} World Animal Protection|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{Partial}} - varies internally
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - varies internally
|{{Yes}}
|{{Partial}} - support from various internal departments
|-
|{{Flag|Uruguay}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/uruguay|title=Uruguay {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Venezuela}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/venezuela|title=Venezuela {{!}} World Animal Protection|website=api.worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Vietnam}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/vietnam|title=Vietnam: country profile|publisher=Worldanimalprotection.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Zambia}}<ref name="toto2" />
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|{{Flag|Zimbabwe}}<ref name="toto2" />
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|}

== See also ==
* [[Philosophy:Human rights|Human rights]]
* List of animal rights advocates
* List of international animal welfare conventions
* Overview of discretionary invasive procedures on animals

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
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