How to Investigate Animal Cruelty in NY State – A Manual of Procedures
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Be Prepared Ahead of Time
- Local Resources
- District Attorney’s Office
- Expert Witnesses
- Photographic Evidence
- Key Concepts: Exigent Circumstances and Plain View Doctrine
- Search Warrant Procedure
Chapter 2. Receiving an Animal Cruelty Complaint
Chapter 3. Investigating an Animal Cruelty Complaint
- Non-exigent Circumstances
- Exigent Circumstances
- Abandonment
- Animals – Unable to Remove Easily (Large Numbers of Animals/Large Animals)
- Some Common Excuses You Will Hear
- Neglected Pets
- Lack of Shelter
- Lack of Food and Shelter
- Starving Mother and Puppies
- Starving Dog
- Multiple Animals
- Starving Animals in Apartment
- Neglected Large Animals
- Starving Horses
- Starving Horses Running Loose
- Transporting animals in a cruel manner
- Animal in Hot Car
- Physical Abuse
- Abandoned Animals
- Animal Abandoned in Apartment
- Animal Abandoned in Rented House
- Animal Abandoned in Owned Trailer
- Abandoned Animals: Inside and Outside
- Animal Collector
- Animal Collector
- Animal Collector: Extremely Large Number of Animals
- Dog Fighting
- Unorganized Dog Fighting (Street Fighting)
- Training Dogs for Fighting
- Cock Fighting
- Animal Crimes Related to Satanic and other Cults
- Irresponsible Breeders/Puppy Mills
- Pet Store Complaints
Chapter 6. Animal Care Standards for Some Common Animals
- Dogs
- Cats
- Horses
- Cattle
- Sheep
- Goats
- Pigs
- Rabbits
- Birds (parakeets, canaries, parrots, etc.)
- Chickens/ Ducks/ Geese
- Gerbils/ Guinea Pigs/ Hamsters/ Mice/ Rats
Chapter 7. Various NYS Laws Dealing With Animals: New York State Laws Page Reference
- New York State Agriculture & Markets Law
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Environmental Conservation Law
- New York Code of Rules and Regulations
- Chapter III Air Resources
- Part 211 General Prohibitions
- General Business Law
- New York State Penal Law
- Vehicle and Traffic Law