Considering you can&#x27;t buy dog meat at the grocery store, there are certainly exceptions carved out for &quot;livestock&quot; animals versus pets. As far as I can tell, those exemptions are by species and not by &quot;purpose.&quot;<p>The ASPCA indicates that most states specifically exempt specific species from cruelty laws. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aspca.org&#x2F;fight-cruelty&#x2F;farm-animal-cruelty&#x2F;legal-protections-farm-animals" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aspca.org&#x2F;fight-cruelty&#x2F;farm-animal-cruelty&#x2F;lega...</a><p>Googling a bit, I found California Penal Code 597.3, which contains one example of specific exemption in a live-animal retail scenario.  &quot;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.&quot; In a subsection, any poultry species is specifically exempted.<p>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.