animal abuse and student film legality?
816127
The burden of proof is on the prosecution. However if this is a realistic dog-beating then I imagine it could be a messy deal in court. You would have to prove it somehow that you used a prop. As far as the legal issues animal cruelty is a big crime and the fines and jail time are not nearly strict enough.
493994
Schools are under jurisdiction of all kinds of rules besides those found in state, county or municipal statutes or ordinances\n\nIt is highly unlikely a rule exists to prohibit placing dummy signs, or dummy cameras, but your local school administrators can best advise you.\n\nYahoo answers are not reliable concerning specific situations.\n\nConsult your supervisor(s) before taking action.
474117
It's legal but I would warn people about the graphic portrayal of violence in the movie.  Personally, I cannot watch someone being tortured be it fiction or non fiction.  Too much for me to handle.
299032
Killing a dog or any other animal in self defense is not a crime.  If the dog is attacking you and you fear for your life there is nothing that a Court of Law can do to you.  It is not like you just picked a random dog to kill, if there was in fact an attack, have it documented either in police reports or in medical records and you will not get into trouble.
505365
The law DOES treat animals like living beings and it definitely does differentiates between animals and property.\n\nFor example: there are "cruelty to animals" laws.\nSo it is illegal to mistreat even the wild animals. \nThere are no "Cruelty to chairs" laws. \nIf you find an abandoned chair you can beat it until it breaks, and people will just look at you funny.\nIf you find an abandoned dog and beat it, you will be arrested and charged.\n\nAlso you can destroy your property all you like. But you can't just kill your own pets.
870223
Yes it's illegal as you are filming people without their consent
59726
dont know, but i dont see why it would be illegal. i understand its a "taboo" type thing, but so are alot of the fetishes. Anyway, the only way it would be illegal is if the government thought it was cruelty to animals. \n\nI do know that it is illegal in some states, but i dont know which. um....good luck with that
568145
Contact the MPAA on this violation.  They will probably even have a reward for you work in reporting this.  American movie industry loses billions of dollars on illegal showing and piracy of films.
558740
If a video camera is currently taping the proceedings.  If not then they are all legal
795721
That is terrible.  Many places do not take animal abuse seriously or seriously enough.  I hope that town has some serious laws against this type of thing so the Judge can punish him accordingly.
271243
To be honest, I have seen stuff on comedy shows, documentaries, evening news, etc. that showed female (and, occasionally male) broadcasters being sexually harrased (i.e. attempt at mounting, humping, and even ejaculating) by bulls, ortriches, camels, llamas, orangutans, chimpanzees, zebras, donkeys, horses, dogs, goats, etc. Pretty much any animal in heat that saw itself as big enough to give it a shot with a human. Disgusting, but it is how it is.
1110492
its illegal to do that. go to some video library and rent them.
1016215
That depends on what you consider abuse. If you mean torturing a pet, I think most states procecute that crime pretty harshly already. If you are talking about something idiotic like Whole Foods not carrying live lobsters because it is inhumane to the lobsters then you are way off base.
901928
Universities are governed by a similar body to Ofsted for schools. I can't remember the name of it, but a little Internet research should help.  If you are really concerned then maybe you could report it to a body such as that?
1008872
first you need to be able to lie about what the outfit is about and you have to be an animal rights wacko. the aspca is not about saving animals or preventing cruel treatment of them. its a undercover version of peta
448166
Do you think it was real?  Because that is animal abuse, she belongs in jail.  Contact the ASPCA.  Also, look into the state that the site is registered and report it to that local law enforcement. If you can find out who the Internet Service Provider for the site is you could report it directly to them. If the site is offshore, it would be very difficult.\n\nBut your absolutely right, people like that are disgusting.  I hate people that don't like, mistreat, or hate animals.  I would love to hit one of them with my high heel shoes.\n\nHowever, its nice to hear that there are concerned people just like you still left in this world.
325631
Your question needs more clarification.  What kind of pictures?  Are they owned by the student or is he/she stealing them?