SRLEEA Statement on Animal Cruelty & Violence 

Resources and Information on Animal Abuse & Law Enforcement

Animal Legal Defense Fund

Association of Prosecuting Attorneys

2021 U.S. State Animal Protection Laws Rankings

Animal Welfare Institute

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 

Free Online Training

The Humane Society of the United States

Free Law Enforcement Training

National Link Coalition

The National Directory of Abuse Investigation Agencies

NSA National Law Enforcement Center on Aminal Abuse

Animal Cruelty and Domestic Violence

Animal Cruelty and Child Abuse

Animal Cruelty and Crimes against Humans

Animal Fighting

Animal Neglect

Investigating Animal Cruelty

Law Enforcement/Dog Encounters

LAWS:

• State Criminal Animal Protection Laws (APA Animal Abuse Prosecution Project)
• Animal Protection Laws of the United States of America (Animal Legal Defense Fund)
• States’ Animal Cruelty Statutes (National Agricultural Law Center)
• State Anti-Cruelty Laws (updated 2010)
• Table of Laws that Allow Animals in Protection Orders (updated 2017)
• Table of Dog Tether Laws (2017)
• Table of Animals Left in Parked Cars (updated 2018)
• Animal Sexual Assault Table (2017)
• Humane Societies and Enforcement Powers (2011)

Understanding Canine Behavior

Beastiality

• National Center for Prosecution of Animal Abuse: Bestiality as a Trigger for Sex Offender Registration (PDF)

• Animal Sexual Assault Table (2013)

Hoarding

• The Humane Society: Hoarding

• Animal Hoarding (2009)

Housing/Care of Animal Victims

• American Humane Association: Guide to Animal Sheltering and Shelter Operations Guide to Humane Education 

• American Humane Association: Animal Services 

• Colorado Animal Care and Control Resources

• Colorado Humane Society & SPCA; Report Animal Abuse

• Denver Dumb Friends League; Services

• Humane Society of Southern Arizona, Services

• The Humane Society: Animal Rescue Team 

• The Humane Society: Emergency Placement Partners 

• The Promise

• PETA: Legal Shelter for Your Dog

• Safe Humane Chicago; Services

• Seattle Animal Shelter

• spcaLA; Animal Safety Net (ASN) Program

Juvenile Offenders

• Juvenile Case Highlights the Link Between Violence to Animals and Violence to Humans

• Prosecuting the Juvenile Animal Cruelty Offender

• Animal Abuse and Youth Violence

• Children Abusing Animals

• Animal Violence Court: A Therapeutic Jurisprudence-Based Problem-Solving Court  for the Adjudication Of Animal Cruelty Cases Involving Juvenile Offenders And Animal Hoarders

• Characteristics of Juvenile Offenders Admitting to Sexual Activity with Nonhuman Animals

• Childhood Animal Abuse and Violent Criminal Behavior: A Brief Review of the Literature

• Prosecuting the Youthful Offender

• Exploring the Link between Interpersonal Violence to Animals among Juvenile Sexual Offenders

• Measurement of Cruelty in Children: The Cruelty to Animals Inventory

Puppy Mills

• The Humane Society: Puppy Mills 

Veterinary Issues

• Animal Care Clinic; Virginia Beach, VA

• The Promise