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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823287303321

Autore

Hadley John <1966->

Titolo

Animal property rights : a theory of habitat rights for wild animals / / John Hadley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-7391-8926-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Disciplina

179/.3

Soggetti

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Animals Owning Things?; 2 The Mechanics of AnimalProperty Rights; 3 Justification of Animal Property Rights, Part 1; 4 Justification of Animal Property Rights, Part 2; 5 Environmentalism VersusAnimal Rights; 6 Practice and Pragmatism; 7 Recapitulation of the Main Elements and Implications; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores a theory of habitat rights for wild animals, positioning animal property rights within the existing institution of property and discussing the practical implications of giving property rights to animals.