06-28-2015, 07:14 AM
I'm not sure about all of Europe, but in the UK and France and most other EU countries, criminal laws (indeed almost all laws) are passed by Parliament. There are minor "bye-laws", but these are usually of a very minor and local nature (e.g. littering, traffic control measures). Criminal laws apply nationwide, and judges' decisions are applicable nationally (e.g. a pet ban).
So it is difficult for me to imagine how such variation in state laws could be viewed as preferable in the USA. At the very least, in the case of animal cruelty, bans on having a pet will therefore continue to be very difficult to enforce - especially in view of the inadequate laws in some USA states, as mentioned in my last post.
So it is difficult for me to imagine how such variation in state laws could be viewed as preferable in the USA. At the very least, in the case of animal cruelty, bans on having a pet will therefore continue to be very difficult to enforce - especially in view of the inadequate laws in some USA states, as mentioned in my last post.
