Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Country/Territory Barbados Document type Legislation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Barbados, pp. 1-11. Long titleAn Act to make new provision for the prevention of cruelty to animals. Subject Livestock, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Basic legislation Animal welfare Offences/penalties Keeping of live animals Wild fauna Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act places restrictions on cruel behaviour of men against animals, the use of condemned animals and destruction of unfit animals by an order of a magistrate. One of the offences defined by this Act is abandonment of animals by its owner. The act requires owners to take good care of an animal in confinement. The Act also applies to captive animals. Full text English Website www.caricomlaw.org References - Legislation Amended by Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Act, 2007 (No. 43 of 2007). Legislation | Barbados | 2007 Keyword: Animal welfare, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Institution, Offences/penalties, Keeping of live animals, Wild fauna Source: FAO, FAOLEX