000694488 000__ 03501cam\a2200373Ia\4500 000694488 001__ 694488 000694488 005__ 20220929084923.0 000694488 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000694488 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000694488 008__ 140430s2012\\\\nyu\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000694488 010__ $$z2011046913 000694488 020__ $$a9780199895762$$qelectronic book 000694488 020__ $$z9780199895755 000694488 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn808366448 000694488 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10590407 000694488 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000694488 05014 $$aHV4708$$b.S62 2012eb 000694488 08204 $$a179/.3$$223 000694488 1001_ $$aSmith, Kimberly K.,$$d1966- 000694488 24510 $$aGoverning animals$$h[electronic resource] :$$banimal welfare and the liberal state /$$cKimberly K. Smith. 000694488 260__ $$aNew York :$$bOxford University Press,$$cc2012. 000694488 300__ $$a1 online resource (xxvi, 207 p.) 000694488 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000694488 5050_ $$aPreface -- Introduction -- Trials -- Contracts -- Property -- Representation -- Reform -- Conclusion 000694488 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000694488 520__ $$a"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 apply to animal welfare policy. Focusing on animal welfare in the United States, Governing Animals begins with an account of the historical relationship between animals and the development of the American liberal welfare state. It then turns to the central theoretical argument: Some animals (most prominently pets and livestock) may be considered members of the liberal social contract. That conclusion justifies limited state intervention to defend their welfare - even when such intervention may harm human citizens. Taking the analysis further, the study examines whether citizens may enjoy property rights in animals, what those rights entail, how animals may be represented in our political and legal institutions, and what strategies for reform are most compatible with liberal principles. The book takes up several policy issues along the way, from public funding of animal rescue operations to the ethics of livestock production, animal sacrifice, and animal fighting. Beyond even these specific policy questions, this book asks what sort of liberalism is suitable for the challenges of the twenty-first century. Smith argues that investigating the political morality of our treatment of animals gives us insight into how to design practices and institutions that protect the most vulnerable members of our society, thus making of our shared world a more fitting home for both humans and the nonhumans to which we are so deeply connected."--Publisher's website. 000694488 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000694488 650_0 $$aAnimal welfare$$xGovernment policy. 000694488 650_0 $$aAnimal rights$$xGovernment policy. 000694488 650_0 $$aLiberalism$$xSocial aspects. 000694488 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aSmith, Kimberly K., 1966-$$tGoverning animals.$$dNew York : Oxford University Press, c2012$$z9780199895755$$w(DLC) 2011046913$$w(OCoLC)761482132 000694488 8520_ $$bacq 000694488 85280 $$bebk$$hEbrary 000694488 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3054811$$zOnline Access 000694488 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:694488$$pGLOBAL_SET 000694488 980__ $$aEBOOK 000694488 980__ $$aBIB 000694488 982__ $$aEbook 000694488 983__ $$aOnline