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In the last chapter, we identified a number of policy arenas responsible for decision-making impinging on the welfare of animals. The next three chapters build upon this analysis by examining the role of non-governmental organizations. The nature of the interest group system which surrounds each policy arena obviously has a key bearing upon both the extent of sectorization and the character of policy outputs. In this chapter the organizations with an interest in continuing to use animals are introduced, again with specific reference to farm and research interests. Essential to an understanding of the character of the animal use lobby is an examination of the industries and interests they represent, so this is our starting point.
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Garner, R. (1998). The Economics and Politics of Animal Exploitation. In: Political Animals. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26438-4_3
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