Schaffner, Joan.

An introduction to animals and the law / Joan Schaffner. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - xx, 252 p. ; 23 cm. - The Palgrave Macmillan animal ethics series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-232) and index.

Animals and the law : the basics -- Anti-cruelty laws -- Animal welfare laws -- Animal control and management laws -- Animals, the constitution and the private law -- The future : animals as subjects, an all-inclusive legal regime.

9780230235632 (hardback) 9780230235649 (pbk.)

2010053072


Animal welfare--Law and legislation.
Animals--Law and legislation.
Animal rights.

K3620 / .S333 2011

344.04/9