Mapping protests against dog culling in post‐communist R omania

Dados Bibliográficos

ID8103963
AutoresRemus Creţan (0000-0002-9053-8394, Department of Geography West University of Timişoara 300233 Timişoara Romania, autor correspondente)
Ano2015
Volume47
Fascículo2
Páginas155-165
Data de publicação2015-01-23
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoArea (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0004-0894 • E-ISSN: 1475-4762
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/area.12155
OpenAlexW1826612181
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências citadas12

This paper explores the spatial expressions and ethical implications of culling dogs. The harsh treatment of street dogs by the R omanian government's hired companies, following the mauling of a child, generated a divide in the opinions of those in authority, animal rights NGOs and the general public. Beyond the case study stands a wider geographical analysis of the media reporting of the protest events on culling dogs and a public opinion survey about the welfare of dogs in R omania. Basing on the theoretical framework of the literature on more‐than‐human geographies, this contribution presents a critical review of the public response to governmental measures to rapidly implement a street dog law. Different discourses and counter‐discourses are considered, from which a framework for improving the ethics of culling dogs could be built

Animal rights · Animal welfare · Biology · Culling · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Public relations · Veterinary medicine · Welfare · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Medicine · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Law · Public Administration