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There are a variety of ways in which Oregon protects animals, including criminalization of abuse or neglect, an affirmative duty for any peace officer to arrest and prosecute violators of Oregon's animal cruelty laws, regulation of kennels and rescue organizations and enhanced enforcement authority through humane ...

It is illegal for an owner to allow any animal to trespass on the private property of another. It is also illegal for any person to allow pets, other than cats, to be at large on public property. (Cats are allowed to be at large on public property, but not trespass on private property.)

Oregon is one of the few states that recognizes in statute that animals feel pain, stress and fear. Not providing minimum care for an animal is considered neglect. Animal neglect is a misdemeanor, but it can become a felony if more than 11 animals are involved.

Animal rights means that animals deserve certain kinds of consideration?consideration of what is in their best interests, regardless of whether they are ?cute,? useful to humans, or an endangered species and regardless of whether any human cares about them at all.

The laws will go into effect on Sept. 24, 2023. The governor signed H.B. 2915 into law banning the retail sale of puppies and kittens sourced from commercial breeders at new stores as of September 2023 and phasing out the sale in existing stores over the next five years.

In a legal sense, the law considers pets like dogs, cats, horses, and all the rest, property. In this regard, they're no different than a car, couch, or other possession.