Confronting Barriers to the Courtroom for Animal Advocates: Linking Cultural and Legal Transitions

Authors

Taimie Bryant, UCLA School of Law
Una Chaudhuri, New York University
Dale Jamieson, New York University
Laura Ireland Moore
David J. Wolfson, New York University

Author Details

Laura Ireland Moore is the Founder and Executive Director of the National Center for Animal Law.

First Page

29

Abstract

Panelists: Taimie Bryant, Una Chaudhuri, and Dale Jamieson

Moderators: Laura Ireland Moore and David J. Wolfson

In this discussion, panelists explore the many viewpoints society holds with respect to nonhuman animals. The discussion broadly covers ethics and what constitutes ethical behavior in this regard. The question dealt with is, largely, what is the appropriate ethical model to use when arguing that animals deserve better treatment and expanded rights? Unlike parallel movements for human civil rights or women’s equality, the animal rights movement has much greater hurdles to overcome when it comes to arguing that animals deserve equal treatment under the law. In an attempt to address this question, the dialogue touches upon many areas of human thought. The panelists take on diverse fields such as philosophy, science, anthropology, environmentalism, and feminism and use them to understand the past and present state of animal law. The analytical tools of these several disciplines are also applied to animal law in an attempt to develop a better model for the future.

Recommended Citation

Taimie Bryant, Una Chaudhuri, Dale Jamieson, Laura I. Moore & David J. Wolfson, Confronting Barriers to the Courtroom for Animal Advocates: Linking Cultural and Legal Transitions, 13 Animal L. Rev. 29 (2006).
Available at: https://lawcommons.lclark.edu/alr/vol13/iss1/4