TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Kimberly K.
TI  - Governing animals: animal welfare and the liberal state 
SN  - 9780199950522 (ebook) :
AV  - HV4708 .S62 2012
U1  - 179.3 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York, Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Animal welfare
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Animal rights
KW  - Liberalism
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 'Governing Animals' explores the role of the liberal state in protecting animal welfare. Examining liberal concepts such as the social contract and representation, Smith argues that liberalism properly understood can recognize the moral status and social meaning of animals and provides guidance in fashioning animal policy
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199895755.001.0001
ER  -