LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL TO INCREASE SENTENCING POWERS FOR CRUELTY TO NONHUMAN ANIMALS: TAKEN WITH A PINCH OF SALT

Legislative Proposal to Increase Sentencing Powers for Cruelty to Nonhuman Animals: Taken with a Pinch of Salt

Environment Secretary for the British Government Michael Gove has announced his plan to increase the current maximum sentence that can be awarded to animal abuse offenders from six months to five years.In this critical analysis of the proposal, I will firstly outline the legislative proposal in terms of its aims, and then follow by providing statis

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Species determination of Culicoides biting midges via peptide profiling using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry

Abstract Background Culicoides biting midges are vectors of bluetongue and Schmallenberg viruses that inflict large-scale disease epidemics in ruminant livestock in Europe.Methods based on morphological characteristics and sequencing of genetic markers are most commonly employed to differentiate Culicoides to species level.Proteomic methods, howeve

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