Punishment to Support: The Need to Align Animal Control Enforcement with the Human Social Justice Movement
Due to inherent and systemic biases, animal control policies in the US are over-enforced in low-income communities and communities of color, resulting in worse health outcomes for the pets in these communities. These outcomes are exemplified by higher confiscation, relinquishment, and euthanasia rat...
Main Authors: | Sloane M. Hawes, Tess Hupe, Kevin N. Morris |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-10-01
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Series: | Animals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/10/1902 |
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