Turning Negatives into Positives for Pet Trading and Keeping: A Review of Positive Lists
| Autor: | Vanessa Cadenas, Michèle Hamers, Paul van der Wielen, Elaine Toland, Albert Martínez-Silvestre, Monica Bando, Rob Laidlaw |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Precautionary principle
medicine.medical_specialty precautionary principle lcsh:Veterinary medicine General Veterinary positive list Public health Legislation Context (language use) regulation Article wildlife trade Wildlife trade Exotic pet pet exotic pet Animal welfare lcsh:Zoology medicine lcsh:SF600-1100 Animal Science and Zoology Business lcsh:QL1-991 Listing (finance) Marketing |
| Zdroj: | Animals, Vol 10, Iss 2371, p 2371 (2020) Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI Animals Volume 10 Issue 12 |
| ISSN: | 2076-2615 |
| Popis: | The trading and keeping of exotic pets are associated with animal welfare, conservation, environmental protection, agricultural animal health, and public health concerns and present serious regulatory challenges to legislators and enforcers. Most legislation concerning exotic pet trading and keeping involves restricting or banning problematic species, a practice known as &ldquo negative listing&rdquo However, an alternative approach adopted by some governments permits only the keeping of animals that meet certain scientifically proven criteria as suitable in respect of species, environmental, and public health and safety protections. We conducted an evaluation of positive lists for the regulation of pet trading and keeping within the context of the more prevalent system of restricting or prohibiting species via negative lists. Our examination of international, national, and regional regulations in Europe, the United States, and Canada found that criteria used for the development of both negative and positive lists were inconsistent or non-specific. Our online surveys of governments received limited responses, although telephone interviews with officials from governments either considering or developing positive lists provided useful insights into their attitudes and motivations towards adopting positive lists. We discuss key issues raised by civil servants including perceived advantages of positive lists and anticipated challenges when developing lists of suitable species. In addition, we compare functions of negative and positive lists, and recommend key principles that we hope will be helpful to governments concerning development and implementation of regulations based on positive lists. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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