Animals, property, and the law / Gary L. Francione ; with a foreword by William M. Kunstler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Francione, Gary L. (Gary Lawrence), 1954-

Contributor:

Kunstler, William M., Esq.

Series:

Ethics and action.

Ethics and action

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal welfare--Law and legislation--United States.

Animal welfare.

Animals--Law and legislation--United States.

Animals.

Animal rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""Pain is pain, irrespective of the race, sex, or species of the victim,"" states William Kunstler in his foreword. This moral concern for the suffering of animals and their legal status is the basis for Gary L. Francione's profound book, which asks, Why has the law failed to protect animals from exploitation?Francione argues that the current legal standard of animal welfare does not and cannot establish fights for animals. As long as they are viewed as property, animals will be subject to suffering for the social and economic benefit of human beings.Exploring every facet

Contents:

Introduction: Legal welfarism : the consequences of the property status of animals

pt. I. The status of animals as property

pt. II. A general application of the theory : anticruelty statutes

pt. III. A specific application of the theory : the regulation of animal experimentation

Epilogue: An alternative to legal welfarism?

Explanation of legal citations

Notes.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-344) and index.

ISBN:

9786612781919

9781282781917

128278191X

9781439905104

143990510X

OCLC:

667274365