Simple Summary Animal abuse is widely recognized as both a risk factor for and a potential
consequence of interpersonal violence. In children, especially, factors such as dysfunctional …

Zoos are increasingly implementing formalized animal welfare assessment programs to
allow monitoring of welfare over time, as well as to aid in resource prioritization. These …

Simple Summary In Australia, animal welfare protection is a state and territory responsibility.
Having eight separate state and territories results in eight separate animal welfare legal …

Simple Summary Dog fights are cruel and harmful events which have a clear impact on
animal welfare. For this reason, many countries have banned these events via statute …

Simple Summary News media is one of the major sources of publicly available information
on animal welfare law enforcement. It has previously been established that the media are …

Simple Summary Animal welfare policy regarding husbandry practices in sheep in Australia
differs between states and territories. This dis-uniformity of the legislature can be confusing …

This paper offers the first overview of the Canadian animal cruelty investigations landscape.
First, the public and private sector organizations responsible for enforcement are explained …

Simple Summary This paper examines a selection of 21st-century international examples of
exhibited visual artworks involving live or deceased animals. It seeks to reveal the risks and …

The Ottawa Charter identifies that multiple levels of government, non-government,
community, and other organizations should work together to facilitate health promotion …

Nature of reform to animal welfare legislation in Australia has commonly been attributed to
increasing alignment with the 'communities' expectations', implying that the community has …