Rights for Nonhuman Animals: A Guardianship Model for Dogs and Cats

Authors

Joyce S. Tischler

Library of Congress Authority File

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79122466

Document Type

Comments

Abstract

This Comment describes the existing legal status of nonhumans in general. Through an examination of the traditional cut-off points for legal rights, it will be shown that nonhumans should have rights that transcend their utility to humans. Finally, this Comment presents a guardianship model as a possible way in which the substantive rights of two species, dogs and cats, can be implemented.

Recommended Citation

Joyce S. Tischler, Rights for Nonhuman Animals: A Guardianship Model for Dogs and Cats, 14 San Diego L. Rev. 484 (1977).
Available at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/sdlr/vol14/iss2/8