Vermont

The Animal Legal Defense Fund works at the federal, state and local levels to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals. This page is meant to be used as a resource to see what is happening in your state and what actions you can take for animals.

State Rankings

Each year, the Animal Legal Defense Fund publishes its U.S. State Animal Protection Laws Rankings Report. It is the longest-running and most authoritative of its kind, assessing the strength of each state’s animal protection laws by examining over 3,400 pages of statutes. Each state is ranked based on 20 different categories of animal protection.

Vermont
Overall Rank: #19 (Middle Tier)

• +Wide range of care standards/requirements including food, water, shelter, care, and space, which are well-defined
• +Clear training and certification requirements for humane officers
• -No felony provisions for neglect, abandonment, or sexual assault of an animal
• -Social services professionals are not required to report suspected animal cruelty
• -No mandatory post-conviction forfeiture or possession bans

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