As of 2021 ALDF has identified the “Best Five States” for animal protection laws and the “Worst Five States” as follows:
Best Five States 1. Maine 2. Illinois 3. Oregon 4. Colorado 5. Rhode Island
Worst Five States 1. Utah 2. Alabama 3. Mississippi 4. Idaho 5. New Mexico
Updated Nov 2022
Alabama | Arkansas | California | Arizona | New Mexico | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | Indiana | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Illinois |
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10 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
China | India | Singapore | Australia | Japan | Canada | Brazil | Egypt |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
As of 2021, according to HSUS, the animals whose abuse is most often reported are dogs, cats, horses, and livestock. Since our inception, Animal Victory has published and fought for animal abuse cases via petitions with the following animals.