Animals and the Law A Sourcebook
“Animals and the Law: A Sourcebook” by Jordan Curnutt, published by Bloomsbury Academic on November 2, 2001, offers a comprehensive overview of the legislation and legal issues surrounding animals. This 591-page book delves into various topics, including significant legal cases and ethical considerations related to animal rights, as well as the treatment of animals in different contexts such as laboratories, entertainment, and food production.
Readers will find an in-depth examination of critical issues, from the infamous Silver Spring monkeys case to discussions on kosher and Halal food restrictions, mad cow disease, and the implications of animal use in research and entertainment. The book also features appendices that include animal organizations, relevant cases, statutes, regulations, and an extensive bibliography, making it a valuable reference for those interested in law, torts, and nature-related legal matters.
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Offers a comprehensive overview of the legislation and legal issues surrounding animals.
Written by Jordan Curnutt, Animals and the Law covers everything from the Silver Spring monkeys, subjects in the first U.S. lab raided by police where criminal charges were filed against a scientist conducting federally funded research, to sex with animals. Among the subjects reviewed are kosher and Halal food restrictions, mad cow disease and cattle cannibalism, animals in laboratories, and as entertainment—in circuses, zoos, rodeos, horse racing, cockfighting, and more. Also included are appendixes of animal organizations, cases, statutes and regulations, and an extensive bibliography.
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