Legal status and protection of animals in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorWanda, B Pen
dc.contributor.advisorMahler Coetzee, J Den
dc.contributor.authorHartwig, Wendyen
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-29T09:35:06Z
dc.date.available2026-07-29T09:35:06Z
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.description.abstractThe animal welfare legislation that is discussed in this Dissertation is just a sample of the available legislation from the chosen foreign jurisdictions and South Africa. The chosen foreign jurisdictions were chosen as a lens to gain a needed perspective on South African animal welfare legislation. The legislation chosen for discussion falls within particular categories that are discussed fully in the later chapters.i Despite the fact that the animal rights and animal welfare movements are recorded to date back as far as 500B.C, the majority of jurisdictions throughout the world still consider animals to be property that can be bought, traded, hunted and after they are killed, their remains kept as trophies or souvenirs. Within these jurisdictions (which includes South Africa and the other four chosen foreign jurisdictions – Kenya, India, Switzerland and the United States of America) there is a demonstrated lack of proper enforcement of the animal welfare/animal anti-cruelty legislation, regulations and industry rules, which is made worse by the actions of uncaring, abusive and/or ignorant people. South Africa is no better or worse to the four chosen jurisdictions in that it has similar anti-cruelty/animal welfare legislation. The lack of proper enforcement of this animal welfare legislation in South Africa should be of great concern as many studies have indicated that there is a link between animal abuse/cruelty and ‘human’ abuse. The same studies also indicate that animal abusers are at a greater risk of becoming violent criminals or of committing a violent crime. For example, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has noted that most serial killers in the USA had a history of torturing, abusing and killing animals before they moved on to torturing, abusing and/or killing humans in their adult life. Needed changes to the animal welfare legislation and how people view animals should be made in South Africa to ensure that welfare of animals is protected. For example, the Government could educate people about animal welfare in order to overcome any ignorance that may be the cause of animal pain and abuse, as well as strengthening existing animal welfare legislation. The eradication of ignorance, as well as a necessary change in the current animal welfare legislation, will help to create a real change in how people view and treat i Chapter 5 and 6. [iii] animals. People will come to realise that animals exist in their own right and that they were not created to serve or to be exploited by man.en
dc.formatxvi, 185 leavesen
dc.formatpdfen
dc.identifier.citationHartwig, Wendy. 2012en
dc.identifier.othervital:11118en
dc.identifier.otherhttp://hdl.handle.net/10353/515en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/4272
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.publisherFaculty of Lawen
dc.rightsUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.subjectHuman-animal relationships -- Law and legislation -- South Africaen
dc.titleLegal status and protection of animals in South Africaen
dc.title.alternativeLegal status and protection of animals in South Africaen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.typeMastersen
dc.typeLLMen

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