Animal Law Challenges and Themes

An examination of the law relating to animals, in the UK and with consideration to European and international law, from the perspective of policy, society, philosophy, history and economics. Animal Law leads us through the development of animals in society and how they have featured in the law from a historical perspective to illustrate the passage of animal’ s status up to the present. As well as setting animal law in context, the book looks at specific practical instances of animals in law – animals in rented property, dangerous dogs, puppy farming, animal testing, and animals in zoo. A global picture is examined by looking at the law relating to international trade, illegal animal trading, environmental protections and habitat loss. Animal law students and practitioners, as well as animal welfarists and ethicists will find this book a valuable resource.

Dr Simon Brooman is senior lecturer in Animal Law at Liverpool John Moores University. Dr Deborah Rook is a principal lecturer at Northumbria University. Dr Rachel Dunn oversees the clinical and employability activities at Leeds Law School. She completed her PhD in 2017 which explored knowledge, skills and attributes developed in law clinics. Rachel continues to research legal education and is a specialist in animal law. Dr Deborah Legge is an associate lecturer in Law at the Open University. She has taught and written on animal law and environmental law. She has an MA in Socio-Legal studies and a Ph.D. in the regulation of the water industry both from the University of Sheffield.

Chapter One. Philosophy, science and the historical recognition of animal sentience; Chapter Two. How has the law treated animals?; Chapter Three. Leading theories on why and how the law should protect animals; Chapter Four. Animal use in experimentation; Chapter Five. Companion animals; Chapter Six. Farmed animals; Chapter Seven. Protecting wildlife from cruelty; Chapter Eight. Wildlife protection: extinction and the loss of biodiversity