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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Animals, Welfare and the Law-Front Cover; Animals, Welfare and the Law; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Twenty-nine fundamental principles of animal welfare law; Chapter 1: Introduction; People and animals: one world and a common future; Economic, environmental and social impacts; Identifying those who have 'direct and/or indirect interests involving animals'; Even outdated legislation has value; How much do you already know?; Who/what dictated how you should view animals?; Part I: Animal welfare and the need for a critical perspective |
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Chapter 2: What's so important about animal welfare and law?'Balanced, authoritative, and practical'; Animal law may be viewed as the younger cousin of environmental law; Critically important definitions of 'animal welfare law'; Defining an 'animal' through the legal lens; Defining animal 'welfare' through the legal lens; Foundational and fundamental principles of animal welfare law; Chapter 3: The need for critical assessment rather than emotional reaction; Law: it's a rulebook written by society; The rule of law puts everyone on an even playing field |
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Part II: The foundational principles of animal welfare lawChapter 4: Religion and reaction: The foundations of animal welfare law; Why are people's attitudes regarding animals so different?; The historical roots of contemporary debates about animals; Religion: the first 'law' licensing humans to use animals; Chapter 5: National law: The public's voice of what is acceptable; Historical viewpoints regarding animals still dictate to current society and law; The single interest of animals protected by law can be described in four key words |
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Question: who's got leading animal protection/welfare law?Defining the animals that were the subject of (early) legal protections; Animal law is 'specialist property law'; Animal protection law fettered the previously unfettered property rights of the animal owner; State vs people: fettering the rights of the property owner with 'negative' duties; Test 1: did the animal suffer 'pain and/or distress'?; Test 2: was the animal's suffering 'unnecessary' or 'unreasonable'?; Legal categorisation of animals as property is a distraction to the real issue of practical animal protection |
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Guardianship debatesCreative use of animals' property status; Understanding 'offences' in terms of human responsibility; Proving criminal offending 'beyond reasonable doubt'; Distinguishing best, standard and minimum practice; The onus of proof; Mens rea; Common-law defences; Placing penalties in the context of compliance and enforcement; Enforcement is much more than just counting prosecutions; The VADE model; Keeping enforcement figures in context; Inadequate enforcement; State enforcers; The SPCA: the government's unpaid enforcers?; Evidence essentially consists of words and things |
| Summary |
"In this objective, practical and authoritative introductory text, the author reveals how the fundamental principles of the human-animal relationship drive the development of animal law. The book explains the criteria by which the lawful use of animals is determined, and how these criteria impact evolving standards of animal protection and define the responsibilities of people in their interactions with animals. The author identifies twenty-nine key principles which constitute the core knowledge necessary for people involved in debating, assessing and guiding the evolution of society's national and international rulebook of animal welfare law. The book also considers animal welfare and law in the context of a global market through discussion of common issues such as climate change, biosecurity, food safety and food supply. Based on successful law courses run by the author and his own expertise as an animal law lecturer, prosecutor and specialist legal adviser, the book combines insights from science, ethics and law to provide an essential understanding of what informs society and the law with regards to animals and their welfare"--Unedited summary from book cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 20, 2015) |
| Subject |
Animal welfare -- Law and legislation.
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Animal welfare -- Law and legislation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203112311 |
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0203112318 |
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