Glossary

• Author: Lesli Bisgould
• Profession: Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law
• Pages: 287-290

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GLOSSARY

animal rights. A term embodying t he idea that animals, as sentient

beings, are entitled to not be considered th ings people own and use

for their own purposes, or as means to human ends; the movement to

liberate animal s from human exploitation.

animal welfare. A term embodying the idea that people can own and

use animal s for their purposes, but that in the course of doing so, ani-

mals should be treated humanely and not be subjected to unnecessary

suffering; the movement to improve the standard s of animal care.

ankus. Also called a “bullhook,” a long metal rod with a sharp, pointed

tip used to dominate elephants a nd other wild animals by way of pai n

and fear.

bag limit. A term used in hunting to refer to the ma ximum number of

individual animals of a given species that a person may lawfully kill.

beast wagon. The bare and cramped cage in which circus ani mals eat,

sleep, urinate, defecate, travel, and generally spend their l ives when

they are not in the performance ring.

broiler. Used in the agricultural context to describe chickens bred spe-

cif‌ically for their meat.

compensatory mortality. A term that describes the biological phe-

nomenon that sometimes occurs when humans k ill a number of wild

or free-living animals with the intent of reducing the population of a