Simple Summary Animal cruelty or neglect is an emotive social issue. Animal welfare
legislation is the primary tool for defining, penalizing and hopefully deterring animal cruelty …

Simple Summary Evidence suggests that the South Australian public regard the penalties
handed down in court for animal abuse as too lenient. Parliament responded to this concern …

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 …

Animal welfare legislation in Australia is influenced by “community expectations.” Given a
major source of publicly available information on animal welfare law is that from media …

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 …

Executive summary Criminal proceedings involving animal cruelty offences tend to attract
considerable attention from both the media and the general community. To date, however …

Australian Animal Law: Context and Critique provides comprehensive information about the
legal and regulatory framework governing the interaction between humans and animals. By …

Media portrayals of animal cruelty can shape public understanding and perception of animal
welfare law. Given that animal welfare law in Australia is guided partially by 'community …

The Australian public is increasingly demanding higher levels of animal protection. The
absence of explicit recognition of animal sentience in the draft bill represents a structural …

Enforcement of animal welfare statutes are the primary protection given for the maintenance
of animal welfare and prevention of cruelty. It is speculated that animal law enforcement in …