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Animal Protection Act 2018
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111 Defences (1) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this Act if the conduct constituting the offence, or an element of the offence, was: (a) engaged in to alleviate the suffering of an animal; and (b) reasonable in the circumstances. (2) Subject to section 110, it is not a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this Act that the conduct constituting the offence, or an element of the offence, was in accordance with cultural, religious or traditional practices.
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