'Clear, concise, comprehensive and packed with information, arguments and case studies, this book is the best resource that currently exists for anyone interested in learning about the legal and political status of animals.'
Jeff Sebo, New York University
'Convincingly argued and engagingly written, Cochrane shows us how the interests of non-human animals ought to be politically protected, advanced and represented in a just society.'
Steve Cooke, University of Leicester
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Animal Welfare Legislation
3. Constitutional Provisions
4. Legal Personhood
5. Membership
6. Democratic Representation
7. Conclusion: Political Rights for Animals
Alasdair Cochrane is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Sheffield