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Investigating the illicit market in veterinary medicines: An exploratory online study with pet owners in the United Kingdom
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 i...
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author | Pons-Hernandez, Monica Wyatt, Tanya Hall, Alexandra |
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description | 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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spelling | pubmed-94528612022-09-08 Investigating the illicit market in veterinary medicines: An exploratory online study with pet owners in the United Kingdom Pons-Hernandez, Monica Wyatt, Tanya Hall, Alexandra Trends Organ Crime Article 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. Springer US 2022-09-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9452861/ /pubmed/36097496 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12117-022-09463-0 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Article Pons-Hernandez, Monica Wyatt, Tanya Hall, Alexandra Investigating the illicit market in veterinary medicines: An exploratory online study with pet owners in the United Kingdom |
title | Investigating the illicit market in veterinary medicines: An exploratory online study with pet owners in the United Kingdom |
title_full | Investigating the illicit market in veterinary medicines: An exploratory online study with pet owners in the United Kingdom |
title_fullStr | Investigating the illicit market in veterinary medicines: An exploratory online study with pet owners in the United Kingdom |
title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the illicit market in veterinary medicines: An exploratory online study with pet owners in the United Kingdom |
title_short | Investigating the illicit market in veterinary medicines: An exploratory online study with pet owners in the United Kingdom |
title_sort | investigating the illicit market in veterinary medicines: an exploratory online study with pet owners in the united kingdom |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9452861/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36097496 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12117-022-09463-0 |
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