Dingo culling is allowed in Victoria’s east until 2028, raising questions over how we balance the needs of humans and animals.
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A scholar of law and humanities compares bans on dogs with any pit bull genes to “one drop” laws that once classified people with even a single Black ancestor as Black.
The plan to criminalise pet theft is more about pet owners’ wellbeing than for the animals themselves.
Animals don’t just need enough space to live – they need the right kind of space, too. An animal welfare lawyer defends our pets’ ‘right of place.’
Examining 302 police reports in Detroit, a new study shows that animal cruelty is tightly connected to human relationships.
Ceredigion County Council in Wales claims it had no choice. What do the experts say?
Digital and animal cultures pose a profound challenge to the law’s recognition of human uniqueness.
A study of Australian and US cities has demonstrated that pet ownership strengthens people’s connections with their neighbours.
A current bill before the New South Wales Parliament proposes to end the use of sow-stalls.
The question of furnishing non-human animals with rights normally reserves for humans is more complex than it might seem.
We have entered a new, digital, era in animal protection, yet one in which a legislative backlash against video exposes is stirring in parts of the US. Last week brought another revelation of animal cruelty…
In the lead up to the 2011 Melbourne Cup I have heard numerous interviews with Australian racing legend Bart Cummings. Apparently Cummings has “won the Melbourne Cup race a record 12 times”. I had no idea…
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Lecturer (Law), University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Monash University
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Adjunct Professor in Animal Welfare, Curtin University
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Associate professor, UNSW
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Professor of Zoo Animal Welfare & Legislation, Nottingham Trent University
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Auguste Comte Chair in Social Epistemology, University of Warwick
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Professor in Public Health, Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Wildlife, University of Salford
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Research officer, Macquarie University
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Professor of Law, Michigan State University
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Birmingham City University
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Professor Emeritus of Urban and Regional Planning, Michigan State University
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Professor of English, Robert Penn Warren Professor in the Humanities, and Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Law, National Security College, Australian National University