A Study On The System Of Pet Animal Welfare In Britain

Around the world, legislation with the domestic-animal protection originated in the17th century in Britain. Animal welfare legislation also could date back to the early19th century in Britain. And in its rich legal materials relating to the protection of animals, pet animal protection becomes a separate object. And in Britain it formed the very distinctive pet animal welfare system. Therefore, people increasingly focus on the pet animals, and even pet animals can lead to a series of social problems today. A detailed study on the pet animal welfare system has very important academic value and practical significance. The author proposed from five aspects analyzes Britain pet animal welfare research:Firstly, several concepts about pet-animal welfare legal system should be deified, including the legal concept of pet animals, scope of pet animals. Theoretical interpretation for the pet animal welfare, and pet animal welfare compared with other animal welfare, especially its particularity. Finally, the theory and system composition of pet animal welfare system carries on the explanation and comment.Secondly, author uses the method of historical analysis, analysis the protection of animals in the history of the British ideas and related animal legislation for stages. Join the authors own understanding and analysis, finally it will treat animals thought change and discuss legal practice be divided into three stages, respectively is:only the animals as "objects" stage; against cruelty to animals; active legislation to protect animal welfare.Thirdly, based on the British pet animals legislation, the author analysis the legal source of pet animals welfare. Then the author classifies content of pet-animal welfare and analyzes the important welfare project standards. And then author elaborated in violation of the pet animal welfare content types of legal responsibility and punishment. This is the core part of pet animals legal system, it also is the most important part of this article. It is aimed at a comprehensive understanding of the UK from the entity exactly what pet animals welfare programs are, and the corresponding legal responsibility.Fourthly, the author analysis the structure of legal supervision and management system. UK government agencies, civil society organizations and social individual combined to promote the welfare of pet animals. It could be both save Social resources and also improve the efficiency of supervision.In the concluding part, the author summarizes the pet animal welfare general rules and particularity. Emphasis on the purpose of these pages is to identify the general legal principles of UK legislations, in order to draw lessons from it.