Rethinking legal regulation of animal hoarding

Meg Wootten

doi:10.1177/1037969X17710629

Rethinking legal regulation of animal hoarding

Meg Wootten^*

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ANU Law School

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Animal hoarding is a poorly understood phenomenon with potentially disastrous consequences for both the people and animals involved, but there has been little critique of the current legal regulation in Australia. The author examines the current regulation of animal hoarding in Australia, argues it is deficient because it does not address the psychological disorder underpinning the hoarding behaviour, and suggests a new model for regulating and addressing animal hoarding, including changes to animal welfare statutes and a multidisciplinary regulatory ‘court’ with a long-term focus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	137-142
Number of pages	6
Journal	Alternative Law Journal
Volume	42
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969X17710629
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2017

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