Bestiality: A Discussion on DLW
The decision in DLW reflected the majority of the court not wanting to open the door to
new expansive animal rights law rather than truly believing that bestiality has always included penetration. Two major discussion points support this claim. First the major flaws in the majorities reasoning as pointed out in Abella’s dissent and second the analysis by Jochelson & Gacek of what it would have looked like if they had attempted a Labaye harm test for the offence of bestiality.
