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Explaining the Gap Between the Ambitious Goals and Practical Reality of Animal Welfare Law Enforcement: A Review of the Enforcement Gap in Australia.
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- Comparison of Police Data on Animal Cruelty and the Perception of Animal Welfare NGOs in Hungary.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Using institutional ethnography to analyse animal sheltering and protection I: Animal protection work.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2023Article
- Portraying Animal Cruelty: A Thematic Analysis of Australian News Media Reports on Penalties for Animal Cruelty.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Understanding Subordinate Animal Welfare Legislation in Australia: Assembling the Regulations and Codes of Practice.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Animal Welfare Underenforcement as a Rule of Law Problem.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Thirty Years of Changes and the Current State of Swedish Animal Welfare Legislation.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- The Welfare of Animals in Australian Filmed Media.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Mind the Gap: Animal Protection Law and Opinion of Sheep Farmers and Lay Citizens Regarding Animal Maltreatment in Sheep Farming in Southern Brazil.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- An Investigation into the Perceptions of Veterinarians towards Perioperative Pain Management in Calves.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Legal Complexities of Animal Welfare in Australia: Do On-Animal Sensors Offer a Future Option?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Community Attitudes Reflect Reporting Rates and Prevalence of Animal Mistreatment.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2021Article
- Assessing the Uniformity in Australian Animal Protection Law: A Statutory Comparison.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
- Twins in Dairy Herds. Is It Better to Maintain or Reduce a Pregnancy?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
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Abstract
Previous research has identified a number of issues arising at all stages of the animal law enforcement process. These issues contribute to an enforcement gap between the written law, as it relates to the penalties laid out in statutes, and the reality of the animal law justice system. This paper identifies and investigates the contributors to this gap. The identified factors discussed are (1) the role of the public in reporting animal cruelty, (2) the ambiguity of the language used in animal welfare legislation, (3) the nature of enforcement authorities, and (4) the role of the courts. Thus, the causes of the enforcement gap are multifactorial, derived from all stages of the enforcement process. Further research on the enforcement model and public education, in addition to debate on legislative reforms, will be needed to address this gap.
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