Tails Wagging Over Strides in Guam’s Laws Protecting Animals

Animal Legal Defense Fund Releases Annual Report Ranking Animal Cruelty Laws Across the Nation

Megan Backus (ALDF)

SAN FRANCISCO – Following a detailed comparative analysis of the animal protection laws of each state in the country, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) has released a new report ranking all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories for the general comprehensiveness and relative strength of their respective animal protection laws— and thanks to recent improvements in its laws for animals, Guam moved up 18 spots to 34^th in the nation.