This text not only covers obvious topics such as dangerous dog litigation, veterinary malpractice, wildlife law, service animals, valuation of animals, humans harmed by animals, end-of-life/euthanasia, and custody issues; but also provides analysis of other areas of law where they intersect with animal law issues, such as: criminal law, estate planning, consumer protection, bankruptcy, insurance law, contractual disputes, and Section 1983. Summary provided by Syndetics.
Sometimes , as Betsy Todd illustrated , animal research gives the illusion of importance ; but even with the advantage of source credibility inherent in medical credentials , vivisection cannot hold up under close scrutiny .
Rollin offers a fully revised discussion of this white-hot debate over animal rights. Many of Rollin's concerns have taken center stage, and his proposed legislation to protect animals in experimentation has become federal law.
He puts the issue of animal rights in historical context, drawing parallels between animal rights activism and other social movements, including the anti-slavery movement in the nineteenth century and the gay-lesbian struggle today.
She tells the story of how she became an advocate and the many individual birds she has known and whose lives and deaths have deepened her commitment to seeking their freedom from suffering.
For the Birds: From Exploitation to Liberation : Essays on Chickens, Turkeys, and Other Domestic Fowl
Do animals have rights? If not, do we have duties towards them? If so, what duties? These are myariad other issues are discussed in this brilliantly argued book, published in association with the leading think-tank Demos.
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Η απελευθέρωση των ζώων
Beschrijving van het lijden van dieren bij dierexperimenten en in de bio-industrie, die leidt tot het op ethische gronden verwerpen van het gebruik van de dieren voor deze doeleinden
Lewis is agnostic about self - consciousness even in higher animals . Elephants , even in the wild , presumably have some form of selfconsciousness and so a " rudimentary " individuality . But for the most part he would limit ...