Respecting Animals

Professor David Favre, A legal scholar and animal-rights expert, argues for a practical approach to using animals respectfully. In this fresh approach to the animal rights debate, a legal scholar and expert on the humane treatment of animals argues for a middle ground between the extreme positions that often receive the most public attention. Professor Favre advocates an ethic of respectful use of animals, which finds it acceptable for humans to use animals within limited boundaries. He looks at various communities where humans and animals interact: homes, entertainment, commercial farms, local wildlife, and global wildlife. Balancing the interests of the animal against the interests of the human actor is considered in detail. The author examines the following questions, among others:

What You’ll Learn:

1. How the law balances the interests of the animal against the interests of the human actor is considered in detail
2. Ethical boundaries of humans’ interactions with nonhumans
3. New legal category, living property, which would enhance the status of animals in the legal system

Presented by: Animal Law Section

Chairs
Sara Dent, Cochise County Legal Defender
Raandi Morales, RMorales Law PLLC

Faculty
Professor David S. Favre, Michigan State University College of Law