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enforcers to explain away their actions. Much like those who are caught
speeding by traffic enforcement cameras challenge the legitimacy of the
cameras, the fines imposed or argue that cameras are simply a revenue raising
device, hobby wildlife offenders dispute that their activities fall within the
remit of the criminal law. In the case of the hobby wildlife offender, the fact
that wildlife legislation does not fall within the remit of the criminal law and
mainstream criminal justice responses is a factor that allows offenders to
classify their activities as minor crime. In the case of egg collecting, for
example, it is only with the introduction of the Countryside and Rights of
Way Act 2000 that offences have carried a limited option for prison sentences.
However, the existence of laws prohibiting taking of wild birds’ eggs for more
than 50 years indicates that such activities have been socially constructed as
unacceptable within contemporary morality. Undoubtedly, animal collecting
both legally and morally is a form of animal abuse.
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