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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818605703321

Autore

Francione Gary L (Gary Lawrence), <1954->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 1995

ISBN

1-282-78191-X

9786612781919

1-4399-0510-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Collana

Ethics and action

Altri autori (Persone)

KunstlerWilliam M., Esq.

Disciplina

346.7304/6954

347.30646954

Soggetti

Animal welfare - Law and legislation - United States

Animals - Law and legislation - United States

Animal rights

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

""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