An Introduction to Animals and the Law

The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series (PMAES)

by Joan Schaffner

This exploration of the newly emerging, diverse, and controversial area of animal lawpresents a basic survey of the laws designed to protect animals, analyzing and critiquing them, and proposing a future where the legal regime properly recognizes and protects the inherent worth of all animals.

252 pages, Paperback

First published November 3, 2010

Reviews

[Brendan Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I usually don't write non-fiction material like this for fear of unknown unknowns, but this work was really great. The only thing I wish would have been covered is the AETP (American Enterprise Terrorism Act) that provides extraordinary penalties for "interfering" with animal use.