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Stratford, NJ 08084

856-627-5118



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Cross Reporting by Type (as of 10/12/2015)

Reporting Child Abuse/Neglect

Animal Care/Control California, Colorado, Connecticut**, D.C.**, Illinois**, Maine, Ohio,

MANDATED to report Virginia, West Virginia**

child abuse/neglect

Veterinarians MANDATED California, Colorado

to report child abuse:

States in which Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, EVERYONE is a mandated Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, reporter of child abuse: Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wyoming

Reporting Animal Abuse

CPS/DHS/Social Workers Connecticut**, D.C.**, Illinois**, Louisiana, Nebraska, Tennessee,

MANDATED West Virginia**

to report animal abuse

CPS/DHS/Social Workers California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon

PERMITTED

to report animal abuse

** = States with full two-way cross-reporting between child protection/animal control-humane. No data exist on utilization or enforcement.

Adult Protective Services Louisiana, Nebraska, Tennessee, West Virginia

MANDATED

to report animal abuse

Adult Protective Services California

PERMITTED

to report animal abuse

Veterinarians Mandated to Report Animal Cruelty:

Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Maine (only aggravated cruelty), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (if committed by another veterinarian), West Virginia, Wisconsin

Veterinarians Permitted to Report Animal Cruelty:

Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maine (cruelty and neglect), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington

Veterinarians Prohibited from Reporting Animal Cruelty

Kentucky

Nothing Specified Regarding Veterinary Reporting:

Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wyoming

Reporting Elder Abuse/Neglect

Animal Care & Control Arkansas (animal welfare officers), California, MANDATED to report elder abuse: Maine (humane agents)

Animal Care & Control Maine (animal control officers) PERMITTED to report elder abuse:

Veterinarians mandated to report elder abuse: Illinois

States in which Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Rhode Island, EVERYONE is a mandated Utah, Wyoming reporter of elder abuse:

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