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Published on: August 8, 2017
Animal protection and mass depopulation
Terry L Whiting1, Marilyn Ann Keane1
1191 Lawndale, Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 1T4 (Whiting); Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario (Keane).
Abstract:
This case study-based paper outlines the thought processes linked to the ethical decision in Canadian animal protection work, about when a case warrants investigation as an offence under provincial animal protection legislation and when it is a criminal code offence. Conflict of laws and jurisdiction as well as prosecutorial discretion give us cause to consider whether methods of mass depopulation of animals in emergency situations can breach prohibitions against animal cruelty. The current practice of overheating enclosed holding facilities to intentionally kill pigs by induced heat stroke is, in the authors' opinions, an action consistent with a general understanding of animal cruelty.
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