Sincere thanks are extended to Victor Chan, Elaine Wu and Cathy El-Hinn for their assistance in
bylaw data collection. Nicole Fenwick, Carol Morgan and Howie Harshaw are kindly acknowledged
for feedback on the original manuscript. Three anonymous reviewers are thanked for their constructive
comments. Funding was provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
and the University of British Columbia Animal Welfare Program