Punishment to Support: The Need to Align Animal Control Enforcement with the Human Social Justice Movement

Due to inherent and systemic biases, animal control policies in the US are over-enforced in low-income communities and communities of color, resulting in worse health outcomes for the pets in these communities. These outcomes are exemplified by higher confiscation, relinquishment, and euthanasia rat...

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Main Authors: Sloane M. Hawes, Tess Hupe, Kevin N. Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/10/1902