Animal Thing to Animal Person -- Thoughts on Time, Place, and Theories

Authors

Steven M. Wise, Harvard Law School, Vermont Law School, and John Marshall School of Law

First Page

61

Abstract

The rule that "animals are property," and do not merit legal rights, is ingrained in the law of English-speaking countries. Challenges to this rule must be brought in strategic, thoughtfu, sensitive, sophisticated, and coordinated ways. This essay offers seven related strategic considerationsf or anyone who wishes to battle the "animals as property" rule.

Recommended Citation

Steven M. Wise, Animal Thing to Animal Person -- Thoughts on Time, Place, and Theories, 5 Animal L. Rev. 61 (1999).
Available at: https://lawcommons.lclark.edu/alr/vol5/iss1/5