This map links to laws related to reporting of animal cruelty by veterinarians (note that other animal care professionals and government employees may also have duties to report suspected cruelty). As of 2025, all U.S. states allow reporting of suspected abuse. Some have laws that either mandate or allow reporting (permissive reporting) of suspected animal cruelty by veterinary professionals. Others have standalone laws that provide immunity for reporting of suspected cruelty, and a few have no laws at all. In most states with a mandatory or voluntary reporting law, a companion immunity provision is also provided. Such an immunity statute protects a veterinarian from any civil liability (and sometimes criminal) arising from the reporting of the abuse. About 24 states have MANDATORY reporting by veterinarians or veterinary professionals (note that some states are mandatory only for animal fighting or aggravated cruelty and Pennsylvania's regulation only applies to reporting abuse by other licensed veterinarians). Mandatory reporting can come in the form of a law or can be from a veterinary board rule that makes not reporting "unprofessional conduct." Approximately 6 states have NO LAWS/REGULATIONS that deal with veterinary reporting of cruelty or immunity for reporting suspected cruelty.
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