Policing Farm Animal Welfare in Federated Nations: The Problem of Dual Federalism in Canada and the USA

In recent European animal welfare statutes, human actions injurious to animals are new “offences” articulated as an injury to societal norms in addition to property damage. A crime is foremost a violation of a community moral standard. Violating a societal norm puts society out of balance and justic...

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Main Author: Terry L. Whiting
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-12-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/3/4/1086