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dc.contributor.advisorEngland, Philippa
dc.contributor.authorEyers, Rebekah Frances
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T02:28:38Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T02:28:38Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.doi10.25904/1912/3592
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/366332
dc.description.abstractThis thesis attempts to identify barriers to improved (regulatory) outcomes in Australian farm animal welfare regulatory frameworks, particularly the Queensland saleyard framework. In the context of this work, I interpret ‘improved outcomes’ to include improved animal wellbeing, for the benefit of the animals themselves. Drawing on literature from the regulatory, animal law and animal protection sectors, and finally the fieldwork findings, the thesis looks at ways to address, help prevent and/ or remove the barriers. In summary, the thesis proposes small changes to the overarching Australian farm animal welfare framework design, legal structures, regulatory approaches, regulatory culture and regulation to improve outcomes for animals. More specifically, changes to the Queensland saleyard framework could include for instance, initiatives to boost enforcement of animal users’ duty of care obligations (under ACPA 2001 (Qld)) and welfare compliance, particularly that concerning the framework’s most vulnerable (e.g., injured) and lowest dollar value animals (e.g., unwanted bobby calves). Vulnerable and low dollar value animals in the saleyard system may also include: very young animals (e.g., born during transport to saleyard or at yard); culled production animals (e.g., animals past ‘prime’ production); captured unwanted animals (e.g., wild cattle or goats) and physically or psychologically compromised animals (e.g., injured, crippled, distressed, sick or weak animals).
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherGriffith University
dc.publisher.placeBrisbane
dc.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
dc.subject.keywordsAustralian farm animal welfare regulatory frameworks
dc.subject.keywordsSaleyard regulations
dc.subject.keywordsAnimal welfare
dc.titleA Regulatory Study of the Australian Animal Welfare Framework for Queensland Saleyard Animals
dc.typeGriffith thesis
gro.facultyArts, Education and Law
gro.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
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dc.contributor.otheradvisorWhite, Steven
dc.contributor.otheradvisorCherney, Adrian
dc.rights.accessRightsPublic
gro.identifier.gurtIDgu1487126871923
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gro.thesis.degreelevelThesis (PhD Doctorate)
gro.thesis.degreeprogramDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
gro.departmentGriffith Law School
gro.griffith.authorEyers, Rebekah Frances


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