In the United States, since 2010, it has been a federal offense to create or distribute "obscene" depictions of "living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles, or amphibians ... subjected to serious bodily injury".Robson, Ruthann (2010-12-14) Animal Porn - Criminalized by Federal Law Again , Constitutional Law Prof Blog This statute replaced an overly broad 1999 statute which was found unconstitutional in United States v. Stevens.
