Considering you can't buy dog meat at the grocery store, there are certainly exceptions carved out for "livestock" animals versus pets. As far as I can tell, th

Considering you can't buy dog meat at the grocery store, there are certainly exceptions carved out for "livestock" animals versus pets. As far as I can tell, those exemptions are by species and not by "purpose." The ASPCA indicates that most states specifically exempt specific species from cruelty laws. https://www.aspca.org/fight-cruelty/farm-animal-cruelty/legal-protections-farm-animals https://www.aspca.org/fight-cruelty/farm-animal-cruelty/lega... Googling a bit, I found California Penal Code 597.3, which contains one example of specific exemption in a live-animal retail scenario. "Provide that no animal will be dismembered, flayed, cut open, or have its skin, scales, feathers, or shell removed while the animal is still alive." In a subsection, any poultry species is specifically exempted. I am not a lawyer and I am having trouble focusing between legalese and descriptions of cruel acts, so I am going to stop hunting for examples.