Gary L. Francione ; with a foreword by William M. Kunstler.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Philadelphia :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Temple University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1995.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xviii, 349 pages ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Ethics and action
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-344) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
""Pain is pain, irrespective of the race, sex, or species of the victim," states William M. Kunstler in the Foreword. This moral concern for the suffering of animals and their legal status is the basis for Gary L. Francione's profound book, which asks, Why has the law failed to protect animals from exploitation?" "Exploring every facet of this heated issue, Francione discusses the history of the treatment of animals, anticruelty statutes, vivisection, the Federal Animal Welfare Act, and specific cases such as the controversial injury of unanesthetized baboons at the University of Pennsylvania. He thoroughly documents the paradoxical gap between our professed concern with humane treatment of animals and the overriding practice of abuse permitted by the law."--Jacket.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Animal rights.
Animal welfare-- Law and legislation-- United States.
Animals-- Law and legislation-- United States.
Animal rights.
Animal rights.
Animal welfare-- Law and legislation-- United States.