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The Day May Come: Legal Rights For Animals, Tom Regan
The Day May Come: Legal Rights For Animals, Tom Regan
Animal Law Review
This article examines the main arguments used for denying moral rights to nonhuman animals, the rights to life and bodily integrity in particular. Because these arguments are deficient, animals should not be denied legal rights on the basis of their presumed moral inferiority to humans.
Integrating Animal Interests Into Our Legal System, David Favre
Integrating Animal Interests Into Our Legal System, David Favre
Animal Law Review
This article explores the obstacles to obtaining legal rights for animals both within the animal rights movement and within the broader political context. The author examines in which arena legal change might best be sought—the courts, the legislature, state governments, or the federal government. Finally, it makes a number of suggestions as to what type of laws would be the most successful in advancing the interests of animals.