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United Kingdom legislation
Animals Act 1971
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
An Act to make provision with respect to civil liability for damage done by animals and with respect to the protection of livestock from dogs; and for purposes connected with those matters.
Citation
1971 c. 22
Introduced by
Sir Arthur Irvine, Solicitor General (Commons)
Territorial extent
England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent
12 May 1971
Commencement
1 October 1971
Other legislation
Amended by
Control of Horses Act 2015
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
The Animals Act 1971 (c. 22) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom the purpose of which was to codify civil liability for damage done by animals in England and Wales.
Section 1 broadly provides for the abolition of common law torts relating to cattle trespass and to the old common law scienter action with respect to animals which are ferae naturae or otherwise known to be vicious, as well as the abrogation of statutory provisions relating to civil liability in the Dogs Act 1906.
The provisions largely codify the pre-existing common law rules.
The AnimalsAct1971 (c. 22) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom the purpose of which was to codify civil liability for damage done by animals...
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to rectify the damage for which the owner is responsible under the AnimalsAct1971. Some dog insurance and cat insurance policies in Australia and New...
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The Control of Horses Act 2015 is Act of Parliament which amends the AnimalsAct1971 to give landowners and local authorities of England the power to...
for animal experimentation, amending the Cruelty to AnimalsAct 1849. It was a public general Act. The Act was replaced 110 years later by the Animals (Scientific...
for their animals' basic needs, such as access to adequate nutrition and veterinary care. Under the Criminal Damage Act1971, domestic animals can be classed...
Henley & Henley [2003] UKHL 16 is a House of Lords case concerning the AnimalsAct1971. Dr Andrew Henley and his wife Susan kept a horse and two ponies in...
damage done by an animal directly to a human. It had a long history in English law until it was abolished by the AnimalsAct1971. An action in the common...
The Cruelty to AnimalsAct 1835 (5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 59) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, intended to protect animals, and in particular...
the tort in the AnimalsAct1971. But it is noteworthy that the AnimalsAct broadly preserved the old form of strict liability for animal escapes, but that...
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The act repealed two previous acts, the Cruel Treatment of Cattle Act 1822 and the Cruelty to AnimalsAct 1835, and reiterated...
and there is no default on the part of the persons in charge of the cattle, no distress can be made. See for example, "AnimalsAct1971"., section 7(1)....
The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act1971 (c. 19) is a United Kingdom act of Parliament. It incorporates into English Law the Hague-Visby Rules which are to...
with field studies in which animals are observed in their natural environments or habitats. Experimental research with animals is usually conducted in universities...
Animal euthanasia (euthanasia from Greek: εὐθανασία; "good death") is the act of killing an animal humanely, most commonly with injectable drugs. Reasons...
The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) of 2006 is a United States federal law (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 109–374 (text) (PDF); 18 U...
The Animal Rights Movement in America: From Compassion to Respect. Twayne Publishers. ISBN 9780805738834. Jonathan Safran Foer (2009). Eating Animals. Little...
founded the first German animal welfare society. One of the first national laws to protect animals was the UK "Cruelty to AnimalsAct 1835" followed by the...
group of anthropomorphic farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy...
The Wild Animals in Circuses Act 2019 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which prohibited the use of wild animals in travelling circuses...
and fauna act' but we were treated as animals." According to the Western Australian Museum, the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and...
important figure in animal-rights legislation, such as his experiments being cited in the drafting of the British Cruelty to AnimalsAct 1876 and Cruel Treatment...
Cruelty to AnimalsAct 1849.[citation needed] Animal welfare in the United Kingdom Wikisource has original text related to this article: Martin's Act 1822 Inglis...
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