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Bestiality laws

Laws regarding bestiality in the United States, including state laws and federal laws.

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Jan 17, 2026
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What are the exact statutory penalties for bestiality in Sweden, Italy, Iceland, Thailand, Costa Rica, Bolivia and Guatemala?

A single secondary report reviewed for this brief states that Sweden moved to outlaw bestiality within the six years prior to that article’s publication, and that some other countries (and U.S. states...

Feb 6, 2026

What federal statutes or federal prosecutions, if any, have addressed possession or distribution of depictions of bestiality?

Federal law contains no stand‑alone criminal statute that specifically outlaws possession of visual depictions of for civilians; instead, enforcement has relied on federal laws, interstate distributio...