ABSTRACT
Green and conservation criminologists have examined numerous issues related to the causes and prevention of wildlife crimes. There are numerous animal interest groups, and these groups may work in the interest of specific animals, or animals more generally in efforts to influence the construction and implementation of animal rights/protection laws. Farm businesses are the most discussed interest groups in the animal legislation literature. Hunting businesses have an economic interest in protecting wildlife. The chapter examines whether the economic and political power of business, organizational and political groups was associated with the distribution of animal killings by the US Fish and Wildlife Services across US states. There is also the opportunity for other empirical studies examining the social control of animals, government-wildlife conflict management activities, and the effects of animal advocacy on the construction and application of wildlife and other animal protection laws.
