Rescuing privately owned animals in extreme distress

Pamela A. Vesilind

Chapter 96 in Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Animal Law, 2025, pp 367-370 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: There is no general right to remove or assist non-human animals from cruel conditions. The legal status of an animal is that of personal property and not of a legal being. Yet proponents of the ‘open rescue’ movement have developed a strategy to expose the public to everyday animal exploitation while using the judicial system, and especially the jury trial, to promote changes to the common law.

Keywords: Direct Action; Liberation; Necessity; Rescue; Cruelty; Defence; Jury Nullification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781803923666
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