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Animal Welfare Governance in EU Agriculture
Hybrid Standards, Trade and Values in the Agri-Food Chain
9781803923475 Edward Elgar Publishing
This ground-breaking book sets out a comprehensive governance framework to raise the welfare of animals across EU agriculture and the agri-food chain. Diane Ryland argues that a global response is needed to promote animal wellbeing in agriculture, focusing on the importance of the relations between public and private standard-setting bodies.
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This ground-breaking book sets out a comprehensive governance framework to raise the welfare of animals across EU agriculture and the agri-food chain. Diane Ryland argues that a global response is needed to promote animal wellbeing in agriculture, focusing on the importance of the relations between standard-setting bodies.
Through a comparative analysis of major animal welfare standards, this book develops a transnational soft law hybrid governance model for animal welfare in agriculture. It examines, critically, animal welfare standards in the public and private spheres, investigating the links between the two and how they can be advanced. Drawing on extensive case studies, chapters explore animal welfare comprehensively for specific species and at various stages, in EU agriculture and the food supply chain. Ultimately, Ryland shows that concerned and informed consumers will be the drivers of change for effective global animal law.
Animal Welfare Governance in EU Agriculture will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars in animal law, environmental law, regulation and governance, standardisation, and agricultural economics. It will also be an essential guide for activists and policymakers interested in improving the welfare of animals raised and traded in agriculture.
Through a comparative analysis of major animal welfare standards, this book develops a transnational soft law hybrid governance model for animal welfare in agriculture. It examines, critically, animal welfare standards in the public and private spheres, investigating the links between the two and how they can be advanced. Drawing on extensive case studies, chapters explore animal welfare comprehensively for specific species and at various stages, in EU agriculture and the food supply chain. Ultimately, Ryland shows that concerned and informed consumers will be the drivers of change for effective global animal law.
Animal Welfare Governance in EU Agriculture will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars in animal law, environmental law, regulation and governance, standardisation, and agricultural economics. It will also be an essential guide for activists and policymakers interested in improving the welfare of animals raised and traded in agriculture.
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‘An illuminating exploration of animal welfare within the framework of the EU''s Common Agricultural Policy. This insightful book offers a deep understanding of the intricate dynamics between policy, standards, and the well-being of animals in agriculture. A must-read for those seeking to navigate the complexities of animal welfare governance.’
– Mariagrazia Alabrese, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy
‘Animal welfare is a challenging area to regulate, requiring policy makers to navigate the line between animal health and wellbeing, legitimate national concerns and extraterritoriality, and public and private forms of governance operating at national, regional and global level. In her book, Animal Welfare Governance in EU Agriculture, Ryland successfully explores the interconnections, overlaps and gaps in contemporary animal welfare governance and brings clarity and incisive analysis to this complex area. Her suggestion for a hybrid form of “meta-regulation” that blends private standards and interests of the private sector with EU regulation in ways that are compatible with WTO rules is an exciting idea and one that will certainly prompt discussion among scholars and policymakers. Ryland’s book is a tour de force and is an important addition to this debate.’
– Fiona Smith, University of Leeds, UK
– Mariagrazia Alabrese, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy
‘Animal welfare is a challenging area to regulate, requiring policy makers to navigate the line between animal health and wellbeing, legitimate national concerns and extraterritoriality, and public and private forms of governance operating at national, regional and global level. In her book, Animal Welfare Governance in EU Agriculture, Ryland successfully explores the interconnections, overlaps and gaps in contemporary animal welfare governance and brings clarity and incisive analysis to this complex area. Her suggestion for a hybrid form of “meta-regulation” that blends private standards and interests of the private sector with EU regulation in ways that are compatible with WTO rules is an exciting idea and one that will certainly prompt discussion among scholars and policymakers. Ryland’s book is a tour de force and is an important addition to this debate.’
– Fiona Smith, University of Leeds, UK
Contents
Contents: Foreword Preface 1 Introduction to Animal Welfare Governance in EU Agriculture: hybrid standards, trade and values 2 Animal welfare in EU agriculture 3 EU soft law and policy 4 The EU Common Agricultural Policy 5 Private animal welfare standards: motivation and effect 6 Private farm assurance: a comparative review 7 Hybrid governance in a value chain 8 Conclusion to Animal Welfare Governance in EU Agriculture. A contribution to global animal law Index
