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Inside Ireland’s First Animal Law Module: A Conversation with Dr Maureen O’Sullivan
Dr Maureen O’Sullivan discusses Ireland’s first Animal Law module, the limits of legislation, the need for cultural change, and learning from pioneers in animal advocacy.
TAGS: animal advocacy, animal ethics, Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, animal justice, animal law, animal law education, animal protection law, animal rights, Animal Welfare, animal welfare legislation, cultivated meat, Dr Maureen O’Sullivan, Ireland, Irish law, law reform, legal advocacy, legal education, legal pioneers, societal change, University of Galway, veterinary law -
The Silent and Overlooked: Rethinking the Recognition of Animals as Victims in the Law
This article explores ‘animals as victims’, examining how recognising their legal status could strengthen protections against cruelty, domestic abuse and environmental harm.
TAGS: animal abuse law, animal cruelty Ireland, animal cruelty legislation, animal cruelty prosecution, Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, animal justice, animal protection Ireland, animal protection legislation Ireland, animal rights Ireland, animal suffering, animal victimology, animal victims in law, animal welfare law Ireland, animal welfare reform, animals as legal subjects, animals as victims, coercive control and pets, companion animal law, domestic abuse and pets, domestic violence and animal abuse, environmental crime and animals, environmental harm to animals, farm animal welfare, habitat destruction Ireland, invisible victims, Irish animal law, legal recognition of animals, legal reform for animals, legal status of animals, Legislation, non-human animal rights, recognising animals as victims, Ruby’s Law Ireland, sentient animals law, speciesism, victims of animal abuse, Wildlife Crime Ireland