Advancing the protection of all animals utilizing policy

Erica Sullivan

Chapter 27 in Research Handbook on Animal Law and Animal Rights, 2025, pp 509-517 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: As it stands, many humans and industries use animals in exploitative and abusive ways. Our human relationship with animals, as well as the current frameworks which legally permit harmful and oppressive practices, must be transformed in order to address the suffering that humans inflict upon animals. To address this, legal protections can be developed to determine rights for animals, solidify expectations for an ethical and peaceful coexistence between our species and others, and remove animals from the systems that exploit them. Policies can be successful when crafted through the animal perspective, prioritizing their best interests. The policies which advocates craft, support, and lobby for can determine the direction and evolution of animal rights and the progression of meaningful changes for animals. With the passing of bold and inclusive legislation promoting animal rights and the eradication of animal use, animals can be protected from human-inflicted suffering.

Keywords: Animal policy; Policy; Animal rights policy; Animal legislation; Legislation; Animal advocacy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035324873
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