Re: laws about cruelty to animals?

> Dottie wrote: > > I've heard there is a law against mistreatment or cruelty to animals in Panama. I have not been able to find it. Does anyone have information about this law? Does it exist, and if so, what is the wording, etc.? > > > > Thanks, Animal cruelty is a felony in the Criminal Code (Codigo Penal) http://www.acnur.org/biblioteca/pdf/01036.pdf http://www.ministeriopublico.gob.pa/Leyes.aspx since 2008, which means that no cases have gone to prosecution yet. Since 1917 it is misdemeanor under several decrees listed in http://www.geocities.com/fundacionhumanitas/humlegis.htm