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.
| ISBN: | 9781557533807 |
| Publication date: | 30th January 2006 |
| Author: | Marc D. Hauser |
| Publisher: | Purdue University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 230 pages |
| Series: | New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond |
| Genres: |
Animals and society |