People, Property, or Pets? (New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond)

What's the difference between owning a painting and a pet? Legal and social issues involved in pet ownership are treated to a scholarly discourse debating philosophical ideas involved in pet ownership in People, Property Or Pets? Essays come from lawyers, scientists, psychologists and students alike, examining legal guardianship, property status, and animal rights. Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 10 I. Philosophy......Page 14 Cows as Chairs: Questioning Categorical Legal Distinctions in a Non-Categorical World......Page 16 The Case for Animals......Page 22 Why the Status of Animals Should Remain as Property......Page 30 The Case for Animals as the Property of Humans......Page 38 Animal Ethics and Legal Status......Page 46 II. Law......Page 60 Consistency and Rights......Page 62 A Legal Argument against Animals as Property......Page 68 The Legal Perspective on Animal Rights......Page 72 Why Should One Reject the Motion Intending to Remove Animals from the Status of Property?......Page 78 Animals, Property, and Personhood......Page 90 III. Cognitive Science......Page 116 Aping Ethics: Behavioral Homologies and Nonhuman Rights......Page 118 Cognitive Beasts: The Thoughts and Feelings of Animals......Page 132 An Argument from Cognitive Science against Increasing Legal Rights for Animals......Page 140 Evolved Aspects of Morality Determine Legal Rights of Animals......Page 146 IV. Biomedical Research......Page 156 A Critical Review of Animal Experimentation: Moral and Practical Problems, Alternatives and Necessary Changes......Page 158 Why Animals Should Own Their Genes, and, Therefore, Own Themselves......Page 166 Nonhuman “Pain” and Animal Rights......Page 172 The Importance of Animal Testing in Biomedical Research......Page 178 Animal Welfare and Biomedical Research......Page 186 V. Animal Care......Page 194 Ethics... It’s What’s for Dinner......Page 196 Treating Animals Humanely: Veterinary Medicine’s Defense to the Law......Page 204 Veterinarians and the Case against Legal Personhood for Animals......Page 210 Animals Are Not Things......Page 218 Conclusion......Page 226 Contributors......Page 228 A......Page 234 C......Page 237 H......Page 238 L......Page 239 P......Page 240 S......Page 242 Y......Page 243 Contents 6 Preface 10 I. Philosophy 14 Cows as Chairs: Questioning Categorical Legal Distinctions in a Non-Categorical World 16 The Case for Animals 22 Why the Status of Animals Should Remain as Property 30 The Case for Animals as the Property of Humans 38 Animal Ethics and Legal Status 46 II. Law 60 Consistency and Rights 62 A Legal Argument against Animals as Property 68 The Legal Perspective on Animal Rights 72 Why Should One Reject the Motion Intending to Remove Animals from the Status of Property? 78 Animals, Property, and Personhood 90 III. Cognitive Science 116 Aping Ethics: Behavioral Homologies and Nonhuman Rights 118 Cognitive Beasts: The Thoughts and Feelings of Animals 132 An Argument from Cognitive Science against Increasing Legal Rights for Animals 140 Evolved Aspects of Morality Determine Legal Rights of Animals 146 IV. Biomedical Research 156 A Critical Review of Animal Experimentation: Moral and Practical Problems, Alternatives and Necessary Changes 158 Why Animals Should Own Their Genes, and, Therefore, Own Themselves 166 Nonhuman “Pain” and Animal Rights 172 The Importance of Animal Testing in Biomedical Research 178 Animal Welfare and Biomedical Research 186 V. Animal Care 194 Ethics... It’s What’s for Dinner 196 Treating Animals Humanely: Veterinary Medicine’s Defense to the Law 204 Veterinarians and the Case against Legal Personhood for Animals 210 Animals Are Not Things 218 Conclusion 226 Contributors 228 Index 234 A 234 B 237 C 237 D 238 E 238 F 238 G 238 H 238 I 239 J 239 K 239 L 239 M 240 N 240 O 240 P 240 R 242 S 242 T 243 U 243 V 243 W 243 Y 243

a Child Can't Be Owned, But Parents Are Legally Responsible For Their Child's Care. A Painting And A Dog Can Be Owned; Both Fall Under The Jurisdiction Of The Law And In Particular, Property Rights. But Why Should A Dog, Man's Best Friend, An Animal With A Mind And Emotions, Fall Under The Same Category As A Painting? How Could The Law Be So Foolish? Requiring Legal Guardianship For Animals Would Have Radical Consequences For How We Live Our Lives.

Philosophy / Ariel simon Law / Alex Pollen Cognitive Science / Fiery Cushman Biomedical Research / Frances Chen Animal Care / Matt Kamen.