The Day May Come: Legal Rights for Animals

Authors

Tom Regan, North Carolina State University

First Page

11

Abstract

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.

Recommended Citation

Tom Regan, The Day May Come: Legal Rights for Animals, 10 Animal L. Rev. 11 (2004).
Available at: https://lawcommons.lclark.edu/alr/vol10/iss1/3