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Abstract
Reflecting on the last decade, Malcolm Caulfield argues that revelations of extreme cruelty in the live export and greyhound racing industries have ‘altered forever the animal welfare landscape in Australia’ (viii); at the same time, substantial progress in animal welfare has been lacking. Critical to his analysis is another recent development: the backlash by industry interests, supported by their political and media chums, to the articulated concerns of unprecedented numbers of Australians. This disjunction, between public disquiet about animal welfare and the absence of a ‘meaningful political response’ (35), underpins Caulfield’s important account of the use and abuse of animals in Australia.
Recommended Citation
Ellis, Elizabeth, [Review] Malcolm Caulfield. Animals in Australia: Use and Abuse. Vivid, 2018. 336pp., Animal Studies Journal, 7(2), 2018, 218-221.Available at:https://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol7/iss2/11
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