Title: Animals as Persons
Subtitle: Essays on the Abolition of Animal Exploitation
First published: 2008
Description: Gary L. Francione explains our historical and contemporary attitudes about animals by distinguishing the issue of animal use from that of animal treatment. He then presents a theory of animal rights that focuses on the need to accord all sentient nonhumans the right not to be treated as property.
Subjects: Law and legislation, Animal rights, Animals, Animal welfare, Rechten van het dier, Mens-dier-relatie, Djurrätt, Law and legisla, Ethische aspecten, Tierrecht, Djur och människor, Tierethik
LC classification: K3620 .F73 2008