Animal welfare and the law

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Animal welfare and the law

edited by D. E. Blackman, P. N. Humphreys and P. Todd

Cambridge University Press, 1989

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Conference proceedings

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A guide to the mass of legislation in the area of animal welfare. Its purpose is to show how the law has developed, how far it is effective in protecting animals from abuse, and how it may develop further as a result of initiatives towards establishing international standards.

Table of Contents

  • Models of legal control in animal welfare, D.E.Blackman
  • protection of animals acts, 1911-1964, P.Todd
  • Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, A.R.W.Porter
  • environmental health legislation welfare, E.B.Davies
  • transport of animals and their welfare, P.N.Humphreys
  • protection of farm livestock, A.Everton
  • law concerning protection of wild birds P.J.Robinson
  • legislation relating to zoos, D.B.Leeming
  • Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976, M.J.Chapman
  • licensing of riding establishments, D.B.Wilcox
  • Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, D.B.Morton
  • Europe and animal welfare, C. Jackson
  • movement toward an International Convention D.S.Favre
  • overview of British Animal welfare legislation, D.Broom.

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