Screen LibraryAn introduction to animals and the law
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan animal ethics series |
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| Carrier Form: | xx, 252 p.: ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780230235632 (hardback) 0230235638 (hardback) 9780230235649 (pbk.) 0230235646 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | D912 |
| CLC: | D912.6 |
| Call Number: | D912.6/S296 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-232) and index. 1. Animals and the law : the basics -- Introduction -- What is animal law? -- The "animals" -- The "law" -- Legal systems -- Sources of law -- Legal rules and legal rights -- Animals as things owned as property -- Moving on from the basics -- 2. Anti-cruelty laws -- State statutes -- The basic elements -- The link -- A progressive anti-cruelty law: Puerto Rico -- Common law: interpreting and applying anti-cruelty statutes -- Targeting animal fighting -- When animal-cruelty statutes arguably infringe defendants' constitutional rights -- Infringing speech -- Infringing religious practices -- Throughout history, humans have raised and confined animals for food, clothing and research, trained animals for entertainment, fought animals for sport, bought and sold animals for profit, and lived with animals for companionship. The law under the umbrella of 'animal law' regulates these human uses and interactions with animals. Animal law is extremely diverse, cutting across every substantive area, jurisdictional boundary, and source of legal authority. Although most countries have enacted Animal Welfare Acts and Endangered Species Laws, the law is currently designed primarily to protect |