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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Explaining the gap between the ambitious goals and practical reality of animal welfare law enforcement: a review of the enforcement gap in Australia |
Author: | Morton, R. Hebart, M. Whittaker, A. |
Citation: | Animals, 2020; 10(3):482-1-482-21 |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
ISSN: | 2076-2615 2076-2615 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Rochelle Morton, Michelle L. Hebart and Alexandra L. Whittaker |
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. |
Keywords: | Animal welfare legislation; animal cruelty; law enforcement; Australia; enforcement gap |
Rights: | © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
DOI: | 10.3390/ani10030482 |
Published version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10030482 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 8 Medicine publications |
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