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Role of veterinarians in recognition and prevention of animal abuse [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinarski Glasnik, 2011
Since the Criminal law of the Republic of Serbia in 2005 as well as the Law on veterinary medicine, there has been an increasing number of cases that deal with raising criminal charges due to animal killing or torturing.
Aleksić Jelena   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Children and animal abuse: Criminological, victimological and criminal justice aspects [PDF]

open access: yesTemida, 2011
Animal abuse represents a complex social, psychological, criminological, victimological and legal phenomenon whose gravity is increased if a child appears either as the perpetrator or as the observer of violence against animals.
Batrićević Ana
doaj   +1 more source

Mind the Gap: Animal Protection Law and Opinion of Sheep Farmers and Lay Citizens Regarding Animal Maltreatment in Sheep Farming in Southern Brazil

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
We aimed to study the gaps between the law and sheep farmer and citizen opinions regarding animal maltreatment by discussing the risk of sheep maltreatment in regular farming practices in Southern Brazil.
Vanessa Souza Soriano   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Animal protection: Organizational constraints and collaborative opportunities

open access: yesJournal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 2022
This paper examines the landscape of animal cruelty investigations in Canada. Building on six years of mixed-methods research, we first outline the enforcement organizations and investigations process. Then we identify three challenges for jurisdictions
Kendra Coulter   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Animal abuse and intimate partner violence: researching the link and its significance in ireland - a veterinary perspective

open access: yesIrish Veterinary Journal, 2008
Research on domestic violence has established a substantial association between intimate partner abuse and the abuse of children within the home. It is only recently however, that researchers have demonstrated the correlation between non-accidental ...
Gallagher B, Allen M, Jones B
doaj   +1 more source

On the Geometry of Speciesist Policing: The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Animal Cruelty Data

open access: yesInternational Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2023
This article contests the animal cruelty statistics newly collected and publicized in the US by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In what follows, we (1) outline the inclusion of animal cruelty in the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting ...
Piers Beirne, Michael J. Lynch
doaj   +1 more source

Duality of Abuse and Care. Empathy in Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants

open access: yesRelations, 2023
In an era of Anthropocene, habitat loss and species extinction due to anthropogenic factors, and the upsurge in animal exploitation force us to reconsider the “animal question” and relationships between humans and animals.
Moumita Bala, Smriti Singh
doaj   +1 more source

Preventing marine wildlife crime: An evaluation of legal protection and enforcement perspectives

open access: yesFrontiers in Conservation Science, 2023
IntroductionDespite growing environmental awareness and the efforts of a variety of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to influence the wildlife protection policy agenda, wildlife laws remain outside the remit of mainstream criminal justice.
Angus Nurse
doaj   +1 more source

Animal Derogation and Anthropocentric Language. An Ecofeminist Reading of Barbara Kingsolver’s Prodigal Summer

open access: yesRelations, 2023
The theory of ecofeminism is all about drawing comparisons and connections between old as well as new forms of oppressions against women and the environment and it fights against all forms of injustices to make earth a better place to live.
Sajad Ahmad, Huma Yaqub
doaj   +1 more source

Porzucanie zwierząt jako przestępstwo w polskim porządku prawnym

open access: yesZoophilologica, 2020
The article will attempt to show criminal consequences against people who abandon animals according to the Polish law. What is more, the purpose of this paper is to show animal abandonment as one of animal cruelty crimes. In addition, it will systematize
Aleksandra Polak-Kruszyk
doaj   +1 more source

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