4 Unnecessary suffering
Animal Welfare Act 2006 (2006 c 45) | Legislation

Prevention of harm

4  Unnecessary suffering

(1)     A person commits an offence if—

(a)     an act of his, or a failure of his to act, causes an animal to suffer,

(b)     he knew, or ought reasonably to have known, that the act, or failure to act, would have that effect or be likely to do so,

(c)     the animal is a protected animal, and

(d)     the suffering is unnecessary.

(2)     A person commits an offence if—

(a)     he is responsible for an animal,

(b)     an act, or failure to act, of another person causes the animal to suffer,

(c)     he permitted that to happen or

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