Pets, pests and humane humans

Jennifer Carter; Mandy Paterson

doi:10.4337/9781788977203.00035

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Pets, pests and humane humans

Jennifer Carter and Mandy Paterson

Handbook on Space, Place and Law, pp.241-253

Edward Elgar Publishing

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788977203.00035

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Social and Cultural Geography

Human Geography

Law and Society

Environmental Law

Urban Studies

Planning

Ontological separation of wild/domesticated and pet/pest animals, frequently restricts some to the ‘natural’ environment and protected areas, and others to the ‘built’ environment such as towns, homes and worksites. Biosecurity, animal management, animal welfare and nature conservation laws in Queensland, Australia, prescribe regulations such as prohibiting release of potential pests to the wild, domestic animal requirements, a duty of care for the welfare of animals for which humans are responsible, and protection of native species. The Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Queensland, Queensland, implemented a Living with Wildlife education campaign and survey about wildlife, domestic species and pest species control methods. This chapter provides a critical reading of 868 participant responses, and argues that dissolving categorical divides such as wild/domestic and pet/pest, and adopting a place-based understanding of local biogeographies will enable a less anthropocentric, speciesist application of law to shared human-animal space.

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Title: Pets, pests and humane humans
Authors: Jennifer Carter (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Social Sciences - Legacy
Mandy Paterson (Author) - Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Contributors: Robyn Bartel (Editor) - University of New England
Jennifer Carter (Editor) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Social Sciences - Legacy
Publication details: Handbook on Space, Place and Law, pp.241-253; 13
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
DOI: 10.4337/9781788977203.00035
ISBN: 9781788977203
Organisation Unit: Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; Sustainability Research Centre; School of Law and Society; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99529608202621
Output Type: Book chapter

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