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Investigating the illicit market in veterinary medicines: An exploratory online study with pet owners in the United Kingdom

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    Identifier:  imarina:9281709
    Authors:  Pons-Hernandez, Monica; Wyatt, Tanya; Hall, Alexandra
    Abstract:
    The illicit market in veterinary medicines is an overlooked issue despite threatening the health of non-human and human animals. It is thought to be increasing within the major markets of the global North due to the growth of e-commerce and social media sites. This paper examines the online market in illicit veterinary medicines through an exploratory study of the public's online experiences as pet owners in the UK. To this end, we collected data through literature-based research and an online survey. Drawing on Passas' criminogenic asymmetries framework, the research found that the confluence of legal, political, cultural, economic and knowledge asymmetries likely facilitate the market in illicit veterinary medicines in the UK. Our research concludes that, while previous reports suggest the illicit market is dominated by medicines to treat pets, it increasingly consists of medicines for farmed animals. This brings its own set of challenges and risks, and a pressing need for further research on the market's dynamics.
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    Link to the original source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12117-022-09463-0
    APA: Pons-Hernandez, Monica; Wyatt, Tanya; Hall, Alexandra (2023). Investigating the illicit market in veterinary medicines: An exploratory online study with pet owners in the United Kingdom. Trends In Organized Crime, 26(3), 308-328. DOI: 10.1007/s12117-022-09463-0
    Paper original source: Trends In Organized Crime. 26 (3): 308-328
    Article's DOI: 10.1007/s12117-022-09463-0
    Journal publication year: 2023
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Paper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Record's date: 2025-02-17
    URV's Author/s: Pons Hernández, Mònica
    Department: Dret Públic
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
    Author, as appears in the article.: Pons-Hernandez, Monica; Wyatt, Tanya; Hall, Alexandra
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Thematic Areas: Law, Criminology & penology, Ciencias sociales
    Author's mail: monica.pons@estudiants.urv.cat
  • Keywords:

    Non-human animals
    Illicit medicines
    Illegal markets
    Criminogenic asymmetries
    Criminology & Penology
    Law
    Ciencias sociales
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