Essay On Animal Law Reform
In regards to animal welfare, the law reform process has been relatively effective in achieving just outcomes for animals’ rights and standards. Animal welfare is an extensive field in developing societal values for equality and humanness, as this is a major component in law reform. Although the law has been effective in regard to reinforcing the rights and standards for animal, controversial issues still arises as it prohibits the law from achieving just outcomes. This essay will discuss the effectiveness of law reform within a society. It will mainly examine the leading issues of animal exportation, thus it will assess the effectiveness of law reform in achieving just outcomes for animal welfare.
In relation to law reform, animals have …show more content…
In regards to this, the enforcement of state legislation to prevent aggravated animal cruelty has been comprehensively enacted in all states and territories in Australia. These legislations have been enforced to prohibit acts of cruelty, restore appropriate treatment for animals and to actively promote the welfare of animals. However the inconsistences throughout these legislations have still prevailed the inhumane treatment of ‘unnecessary’, and ‘unreasonable’ suffering. In this instance, the regulatory framework of issues regarding animal law is extensive but the most significant factor in need for law reform is the live export of animals. This is evident in the case live animals export a struggle to the death. The leading case on this issue was if the exportation of sheeps is required despite the sheep facing a mortality rate from starvation the time that year the trade occurred. In terms of this, the commonwealth legislative strategy regulating live export and the Animal welfare act 2002 was enforced but wasn’t resource efficient in achieving just outcomes as it only restricted the offence and discharged the accused. Therefore, this demonstrates that the law reform process in achieving just outcomes was relatively effective in restricting the offence and discharging the
In relation to law reform, animals have …show more content…
In regards to this, the enforcement of state legislation to prevent aggravated animal cruelty has been comprehensively enacted in all states and territories in Australia. These legislations have been enforced to prohibit acts of cruelty, restore appropriate treatment for animals and to actively promote the welfare of animals. However the inconsistences throughout these legislations have still prevailed the inhumane treatment of ‘unnecessary’, and ‘unreasonable’ suffering. In this instance, the regulatory framework of issues regarding animal law is extensive but the most significant factor in need for law reform is the live export of animals. This is evident in the case live animals export a struggle to the death. The leading case on this issue was if the exportation of sheeps is required despite the sheep facing a mortality rate from starvation the time that year the trade occurred. In terms of this, the commonwealth legislative strategy regulating live export and the Animal welfare act 2002 was enforced but wasn’t resource efficient in achieving just outcomes as it only restricted the offence and discharged the accused. Therefore, this demonstrates that the law reform process in achieving just outcomes was relatively effective in restricting the offence and discharging the