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Exploring The Governance And Discourse Surrounding Animal Research In Ontario, Canada, Vito Balenzano
Exploring The Governance And Discourse Surrounding Animal Research In Ontario, Canada, Vito Balenzano
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This study explores animal research from an integrated green criminology and governance perspective. It focuses on how policy influences the practice of governing animal research and how opposition to animal research is communicated through discursive and visual mediums. Interviews were conducted with members of one Canadian university's Animal Care Committee (ACC) to explore the role of policy in the Committee's governance of animal research. In addition, discourse analysis (DA) was employed in analyzing the discursive and visual content of several People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals (PETA) websites to examine the claims made by opponents of animal research. The …