Kansas

Updates about legal issues facing animals in the state

The Animal Legal Defense Fund works at the federal, state and local levels to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals.

Animal Protection Laws Ranking

Each year, the Animal Legal Defense Fund publishes its U.S. State Animal Protection Laws Rankings Report. Each state is ranked based on 20 different categories of animal protection.

Kansas
Overall Rank: #31 (Middle Tier)

Legislative Session

Active Legislation

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Oppose: Ag-Gag Bill to Criminalize Undercover Animal Cruelty Investigations (Kansas) 

H.B. 2816
This bill would prohibit anyone from entering or remaining on and knowingly making false statements on an employment application to gain access to animal facilities.

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Kansas: Urge Lawmakers to Oppose Unconstitutional Ag-Gag

Kansas: Urge Lawmakers to Oppose Unconstitutional Ag-Gag

The Kansas legislature is considering a harmful bill, H.B. 2816, that would stop whistleblowers and animal advocates from exposing animal cruelty by criminalizing undercover investigations at animal agriculture facilities such as puppy mills, factory farms, and slaughterhouses.
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Stop Ag-Gag Laws

Undercover investigations and whistleblowers have exposed some of the worst aspects of factory farming, but Ag-Gag laws punish people who speak out about cruelty in animal agriculture. Voice your opposition.
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No More Puppy Mills

Puppy mill operators maximize their profits by producing large numbers of puppies as quickly as possible. As a result, unsanitary conditions, disease, and neglect are rampant. Sign our pledge to boycott puppy mills. Together we can end cruel puppy mills.
Passing Local Legislation: Retail Pet Sale Ban

Passing Local Legislation: Retail Pet Sale Ban

In this free webinar, we walk you through the basics of how to pass a retail pet sale bans in your community — a powerful way to fight back against puppy mills.
Passing Local Legislation: Prohibiting Animals in Circuses and Traveling Shows

Passing Local Legislation: Prohibiting Animals in Circuses and Traveling Shows

This webinar will focus on passing a local prohibition on animals used in circuses and other traveling shows.

Recent Victories

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Challenging Smoky Hill Calling Contest

The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit on behalf of Western Plains Animal Refuge against the hosts of a coyote-killing contest.