Necrophilic Beastiality

[Jeunemaitre]

I do agree with the one poster who seemed to be saying that that in many cases this rather vile act was legal already.

Okay, so the legal question presented in the original post was whether desecration of an animal corpse by "sexual contact" has been prohibited by animal cruelty legislation (or is the corpse covered under "corpse desecration").

The answer, like most all of Law, is: It depends...
How is the term animal defined? IF an "animal" is a non-human entity that has been born and has not yet died (borrowing from harrije), then following the animals death, would it's corpse be subject to animal cruelty statutes, or does it become a piece of property? :huh:

Hypothetical
A man has his pet bird stuffed following its demise, but now realizes that he has new-found feelings for the "ex-parrot." He is observed through a bedroom window (curtains were drawn, but blown aside by the wind) to be using the stuffed bird in a less than savory manner :o . Are his actions with a piece of his own property covered under his expectation of privacy in his home, or is the former pet still considered an animal, and the man could thus be guilty of i) animal cruelty, or ii) corpse desecration?

I'm not a lawyer, but my wife plays one at law school and she makes me proof-read her papers, and I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express a while back.