Farmers, Victimization, and Animal Rights Activism in Sweden

Ceccato, Vânia; Lundqvist, Peter; Abraham, Jonatan; Göransson, Eva; Svennefelt, Catharina Alwall

doi:10.1080/00330124.2021.2004899

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“…In the literature, the assessment of the animal welfare situation primarily refers to the treatment of animals, professional challenges and tasks [ 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ], and questions related to NGOs are only exceptionally [ 38 ] included amongst the problems to be solved [ 39 , 40 ]. Some extreme animal rights activists commit crimes in order to achieve their goals, e.g., against industry and companies that use animal testing [ 41 , 42 , 43 ]. It may be considered indirect social feedback that, in the United Kingdom, (which has a strong reputation for the protection of animals), the moderate animal rights movements have more members with a budget larger by an order of magnitude than the radical ones [ 44 ].…”

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Comparison of Police Data on Animal Cruelty and the Perception of Animal Welfare NGOs in Hungary

Lorászkó

Vetter

Rácz

et al. 2023

Animals

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Animal cruelty has been a criminal offence in Hungary since 2004 and the legislator has tightened and differentiated the regulations in several waves since then. However, it is not an exaggeration to say that the public is often impatient and dissatisfied with the actions of the authorities in relation to animal cruelty. In our research, based on the data of the Criminal Investigation Department of the National Police Headquarters, we examined the opinions of 99 out of a total of 155 police stations in Hungary whose staff currently working there had experience in dealing with animal cruelty. The investigators gave their opinion on a total of 1169 cases in which some kind of police action was taken, either following a report to the police or as a result of their own investigative actions. In another survey, we questioned those members of society who are most committed to animal protection using a self-completion questionnaire. The questionnaire sent to the 116 Hungarian animal welfare non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on the publicly available lists was also posted for a short period on the social networking site of NGO activists. Among those who responded, a total of 150 identified as active participants in the animal protection work of these NGOs. The picture of the police treatment of animal cruelty, as perceived by NGOs working in the field of animal protection, is significantly less favourable than suggested by the police data. According to the official data, 77.7% of reports initiated an investigation, while the vast majority of animal welfare activists (81.3%) suspects that only 25% of the reports result in action by the prosecuting authority.

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Comparison of Police Data on Animal Cruelty and the Perception of Animal Welfare NGOs in Hungary

Lorászkó

Vetter

Rácz

et al. 2023

Animals

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“…Although the motivations behind this event are unclear, some speculate that it could be a protest against unsavory working conditions at the ranch. Relatedly, animal activists have targeted farms and large agricultural factories or facilities for their treatment or perceived abuse of animals (Ceccato et al ., 2022; Weisheit et al ., 2006). Farmers may face violence at the hands of politically motivated offenders or offenders who take advantage of the geographic isolation (Hesselink and Doorewaard-Janse van Vuuren, 2023).…”

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Rural American farmers’ perceptions of crime, safety and policing

Peterson,

Ward,

Lawrie

2024

PIJPSM

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PurposeThe purpose is to understand how farmers in rural American communities perceive crime, safety and policing.Design/methodology/approachAn online survey, adapted from a version used in Victoria, Australia (Harkness, 2017), was modified and administered through social media and farming organizations throughout three US states. The survey covers topics relating to crime and victimization, feelings of safety or fear in rural areas, policing practices and trust in police in their areas and any crime prevention practices that respondents use.FindingsWith nearly 1,200 respondents and four scales investigated, results indicate that those respondents with more favorable views of law enforcement and the criminal justice system had the highest fear of crime, those who had been prior victims of crime had a higher fear of crime than those who did not, those with higher community involvement had higher fear of crime, and those from Nebraska compared to Colorado had higher fear of crime.Research limitations/implicationsA better understanding of the agricultural community’s perceptions of crime, safety and policing will aid law enforcement in community policing efforts and in farm crime investigation and prevention. Limitations of the study, including the distribution method will be discussed.Originality/valueFarm- and agriculture-related crimes have serious financial and emotional consequences for producers and local economies. Stereotypes about rural areas being “safe with no crime” are still prevalent. Rural American farmers’ perceptions of crime, safety and police are largely absent from the literature and are important for improving farm crime prevention.

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“…The final category of interaction involves employees working on animals as commodities, where animals serve as integrated components of the supply chain in the process of production or experimentation (Clarke & Knights, 2022;Koch & Ulver, 2022;Magri et al, 2021). The category is dominated by farmers (Ceccato, Lundqvist, Abraham, Göransson, & Svennefelt, 2022;Medaas et al, 2021), stock people (Losada-Espinosa et al, 2020), and abattoir workers (McLoughlin, 2019) but also includes scientists in research laboratories that conduct animal testing (Ferrara et al, 2022;Hobson-West, 2012;Wigham, Grist, Mullan, Wotton, & Butterworth, 2020). Of note, this work constitutes an exponentially greater portion of employee-animal interactions and the economy than the other three combined.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, workers may encounter conflict with animal rights activists, one of the few examples of a clash between two categories in our typology. For instance, farmers have been threatened with physical violence by activists (Ceccato et al, 2022).…”

Section: Working On Animals As Commoditiesmentioning

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All Creatures Great and Small: A Review and Typology of Employee-Animal Interactions

Quan,

Lam,

Schabram

et al. 2023

Journal of Management

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Employees interact with animals in a myriad of ways in the context of work. Herein, we seek to catalog this multiplex phenomenon in order to gain theoretical insights. Our article unfolds in four parts. First, we conduct an interdisciplinary review from which we develop a typology of four employee-animal interactions: working for, with, around, and on animals. Second, we outline the current research for each discrete category. Third, we consider key divergent experiences (e.g., the uniquely gendered nature of each) and convergent themes (e.g., all animal work is emotional and hierarchical) across the typology. Fourth, we supplement our review with two metasyntheses of other workplace team interactions—employee-employee and employee-machine/artificial intelligence interactions—to highlight how the study of human-animal interactions can address current conundrums in the organizational domain. We do so to demonstrate that considerations of employee-animal interactions can offer theoretical value to scholars, including those who may not have an inherent interest in the phenomenon. We complement theoretical extensions with suggestions for future research on core management topics, including humanizing workplaces, the future of work, and team collaboration.

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Farmers, Victimization, and Animal Rights Activism in Sweden

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

Comparison of Police Data on Animal Cruelty and the Perception of Animal Welfare NGOs in Hungary

Comparison of Police Data on Animal Cruelty and the Perception of Animal Welfare NGOs in Hungary

Rural American farmers’ perceptions of crime, safety and policing

All Creatures Great and Small: A Review and Typology of Employee-Animal Interactions

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