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Animal Welfare Act 1992
6GAbandoning an animal
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6G Abandoning an animal (1) A person in charge of an animal commits an offence if the person— (a) abandons the animal; and (b) either— (i) knows no other person is able to care for, and consents to caring for, the animal; or (ii) is reckless about whether another person is able to care for, and consents to caring for, the animal. (2) A person in charge of an animal commits an offence if the person abandons the animal.