| Description |
xx, 395 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The protection paradigm : making the world a better place for animals -- 2. Exploring different philosophical approaches to animal protection in law -- 3. Farm animals and welfare law : an unhappy union -- 4. A companion animal's worth : the only 'family member' still regarded as legal property -- 5. Moral panics and flawed laws : dog control in New Zealand -- 6. Animals and entertainment -- 7. Codifying animal welfare standards : foundations for better animal protection or merely a facade? -- 8. Animal welfare law enforcement : to punish or persuade? -- 9. Animal cruelty sentencing in Australia and New Zealand -- 10. Out of eden : wild animals and the law -- 11. The conundrum of fish welfare -- 12. The Australasian regulation of scientific animal use : a chimera of protection -- 13. International dimensions of animal cruelty law -- 14. Animal welfare regulation and international trade law : developments at the World Trade Organization -- 15. Why it is difficult to make meaninful progress in animal welfare reform -- 16. The animal welfare trade-off or trading off animal welfare? |
| Summary |
This second entirely revised edition builds upon the significant developments in animal law that have occurred since the publication of the original version and also addresses emerging areas of concern, with eleven brand new chapters |
| Analysis |
New Zealand |
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Government regulation |
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International law |
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Scientific research |
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Codes of conduct |
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Animal welfare |
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Legislation |
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Interstate comparisons |
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Australia overseas comparisons |
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Cases (Law) |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 2009 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Tertiary/Undergraduate, Postgraduate |
| Subject |
Animal welfare -- Law and legislation -- Australasia.
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| Author |
Sankoff, Peter J., editor
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White, Steven, 1968- editor
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Black, Celeste (Celeste M.), editor
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| ISBN |
9781862879300 (paperback) |
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