Canadian Perspectives on Animals and the Law

Preliminary Sections

• Preliminary sections
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction

Part I. A Philosophical Prelude

• Philosophy and the Case for Animals

Part II. The Fundamental Prohibition

• Rethinking the Application of Canadian Criminal Law to Factory Farming
• Traffic Tickets on the Last Ride

Part III. The Fundamental Classification

• A Monkey in the Middle: Reflections on Darwin the Macaque and the (R)evolution of Wild Animals in Canadian Common Law
• The Canadian Seal Hunt as Seen in Fraser's Mirror

Part IV. Different Communities

• Municipal Governance and Innovative Shark Conservation Efforts: Problems and Prospects
• Animal Rights and Aboriginal Rights
• Indigenous Rights and Relations with Animals: Seeing beyond Canadian Law
• Whales and Seals and Bears, Oh My! The Evolution of Global Animal Law and Canada's Ambiguous Stance

Part V. New Tactical Approaches

• Charities, Animals, and Social Change: Charting a More Charitable Approach to Animal Advocacy
• What Does False Advertising Have to Do with Animal Protection?
• Bringing Animal Abusers to Justice Independently: Private Prosecutions and the Enforcement of Canadian Animal Protection Legislation
• Table of cases
• Index
• Contributors