Governing Animals: Animal Welfare and the Liberal State

by Kimberly K. Smith

Book Overview

What is the role of government in protecting animal welfare? What principles should policy makers draw on as they try to balance animal welfare against human liberty?

Much has been written in recent years on our moral duties towards animals, but scholars and activists alike have neglected the important question of how far the state may go to enforce those duties. Kimberly K. Smith fills that gap by exploring how liberal political principles...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199895759
• ISBN13: 9780199895755
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"