Administrative control mechanisms and preventive animal protection

Birgitta Wahlberg

Chapter 12 in Research Handbook on Animal Law and Animal Rights, 2025, pp 225-237 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter highlights the importance of administrative frameworks in safeguarding animal welfare and well-being. Finland, as an EU member, must balance animal welfare requirements with for example cultural and regional practices, while also adhering to EU legislation. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) plays a significant role in interpreting animal protection legislation, advocating for a balance between welfare requirements and other interests, and ensuring that the core purpose of animal protection laws is upheld. The statutes in force, including EU law and the Finnish animal protection legislation, provide comprehensive and effective regulations for administrative measures for the protection of animals. This chapter emphasizes the preventive role of administrative mechanisms, as opposed to reactive legal measures and processes. Strengthening the legal status of animals, possibly through recognizing fundamental animal rights, would improve both animal protection and welfare as well as human legal safeguards against public power.

Keywords: Animal protection; Administrative control mechanisms; Animal protection authority; Preventive protection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035324873
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