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Knowledge of Brazilian laws regarding animal protection of citizens and sheep farmers in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from September to December 2017; Law 9605/1998 lists animal maltreatment as crime and Law 11794/2008 regulates the use of animals in research.