A DUBIOUS GRAIL: SEEKING TORT LAW EXPANSION AND LIMITED PERSONHOOD AS STEPPING STONES TOWARD ABOLISHING ANIMALS' PROPERTY STATUS
Richard L. Cupp Jr
SOME grails are sought one piece at a time. The holy grail for many
animal rights activists is abolishing animals' property status. This
is an ambition befitting mythical grail status in its level of
difficulty given current societal mores and values. It is too
inconsistent with our strongly rooted societal paradigm to afford any
hope of realization in the near future. Thus, rather than expecting to
capture the grail in the short term, many animal rights legal
advocates are seeking more manageable steps that may someday lead to
the elimination or modification of property status. This Article
critiques such efforts ... read here...
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