Dogs, and other companion animals, are currently classed as “property” in theft sentencing legislation for England and Wales. This means that offenders who steal dogs are given similar sentences to those that steal inanimate objects. This review presents the argument that the penalty for dog theft should be more severe than for the theft of non-living property. Evidence of the unique bond between dogs and humans, and discussion of the implications of labelling a living being as mere “property” are used to support this argument. The review concludes that the Sentencing Council’s guidelines should be amended so that offences involving the theft of a companion animal are deemed to be a Category 2 offence or above....
Guardians of companion animals killed wrongfully in the U.S. historically receive compensatory judgm...
Why do people harm, injure, torture and kill animals? This book evaluates the reasons why these crim...
In Portugal, it was in 2014 that crimes of abuse and abandonment of pets were typified, through the ...
Dogs, and other companion animals, are currently classed as “property” in theft sentencing legislati...
Dogs are considered property under U.K. law, while current discourses of pet ownership place canine ...
Dogs are considered property under U.K. law, while current discourses of pet ownership place canine ...
Animal protection is socially constructed through laws specifying which animals should be protected ...
The human-pet relationship is seen as an owner-property kind from a legal perspective. However, ther...
Provides a detailed review of the law surrounding this controversial piece of animal legislatio
It is the hope of many professionals in the animal world that pet owners are responsible. ‘Responsib...
This article examines contemporary dog-fighting law in the UK, primarily within the confines of the ...
When families break down, the question of “who gets the dog” is often of fundamental importance to t...
• While it is believed that the Animal Welfare Act is a valuable document, enforcement of its remits...
It has been suggested that the continuing legal status of animals as property is at odds with our so...
As far as the legal system is concerned, animals and humans occupy completely different positions. D...
Guardians of companion animals killed wrongfully in the U.S. historically receive compensatory judgm...
Why do people harm, injure, torture and kill animals? This book evaluates the reasons why these crim...
In Portugal, it was in 2014 that crimes of abuse and abandonment of pets were typified, through the ...
Dogs, and other companion animals, are currently classed as “property” in theft sentencing legislati...
Dogs are considered property under U.K. law, while current discourses of pet ownership place canine ...
Dogs are considered property under U.K. law, while current discourses of pet ownership place canine ...
Animal protection is socially constructed through laws specifying which animals should be protected ...
The human-pet relationship is seen as an owner-property kind from a legal perspective. However, ther...
Provides a detailed review of the law surrounding this controversial piece of animal legislatio
It is the hope of many professionals in the animal world that pet owners are responsible. ‘Responsib...
This article examines contemporary dog-fighting law in the UK, primarily within the confines of the ...
When families break down, the question of “who gets the dog” is often of fundamental importance to t...
• While it is believed that the Animal Welfare Act is a valuable document, enforcement of its remits...
It has been suggested that the continuing legal status of animals as property is at odds with our so...
As far as the legal system is concerned, animals and humans occupy completely different positions. D...
Guardians of companion animals killed wrongfully in the U.S. historically receive compensatory judgm...
Why do people harm, injure, torture and kill animals? This book evaluates the reasons why these crim...
In Portugal, it was in 2014 that crimes of abuse and abandonment of pets were typified, through the ...