Oregon
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.
Oregon
Overall Rank: #3 (Top Tier)
- +Animal cruelty is an abatable nuisance
- +Sexual assault statute is adequately defined, addresses related crimes, and the sexual assault of an animal is a sex offense
- +Increased penalties for cases involving multiple animals
- -No felony provision for abandonment
- -Social services professionals are not required to report suspected animal cruelty
Animal Protection Laws of Oregon
The Animal Protection Laws of Oregon compendium contains the general animal protection and related statutes for Oregon with an effective date on or before September 1, 2022.
Legislative Session
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Active Cases
Challenging Tillamook’s Deceptive Advertising
Barnes v. Tillamook
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against the Tillamook County Creamery Association for its misrepresentations about the source of its milk and the conditions in which the company's cows live.
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Portland: Help Ban Foie Gras Sales
Proposed ordinance would prohibit the sale or provision of certain products made by force-feeding ducks and geese.
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.
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
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
This webinar will focus on passing a local prohibition on animals used in circuses and other traveling shows.
Recent Victories
An Act Relating to Animal Cruelty and Declaring an Emergency (Oregon)
S.B. 696
Bill would allocate state budget funds for a special prosecutor focused on animal cruelty cases, based in the state attorney general’s office with jurisdiction throughout Oregon.
An Act Relating to Testing Cosmetics on Animals (Oregon)
H.B. 3213
This bill would prohibit manufacturers from selling or offering to sell cosmetics developed through use of animal testing in Oregon.
Factory Farm Moratorium (Oregon)
S.B. 85
Coalition working to create a moratorium on the construction of new factory farms, and the expansion of existing ones, in Oregon.
Banning Coyote Killing Contests (Oregon)
Prohibits persons from conducting or participating in events that have the goal of taking coyotes for cash or prizes
Killing contests refer to events or tournaments where participants compete to kill as many animals as possible during a specified time period. Cash and prizes are awarded to those who kill the most animals or the largest or smallest animal.
Animal Legal Defense Fund 2022 State Animal Protection Laws Ranking Report
See the best and worst states for animal protection laws