Recent animal cruelty court cases have once again shown that the traditional justice system falls well short for both victims and offenders. Felicity Tepper, senior research officer at ANU’s School of Regulation and Global Governance explores how restorative justice could have better outcomes for humans and animals alike.

Advocacy, Conferences, IssuesPower to Persuade5 July 2023justice, animal welfare, Research

Losing the chicken for the flock: Reforming animal welfare prosecutions in Australia

March and April of this year saw a spate of stories about animal cruelty reported across Australian news media. In today’s article, Serrin Rutledge-Prior (@serrinrp) from the Crawford School of Public Policy reviews prosecutions brought under animal welfare legislation across Australia, arguing that the treatment of non-human animals under Australian law is both inconsistent and insufficient in terms of delivering justice to victims of neglect and abuse.

Advocacy, IssuesPower to Persuade17 April 2023animal welfare, social justice, social policy

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