Books

The book “Animal Transition in Spain” (Tirant lo Blanch 2019), questions the treatment of animals as “things” by the Law, when society already considers them sentient beings, as proved by Animal Welfare Science.

“Global entanglements and challenges abound in animal law, as multinationals rise in number and power, production facilities move to other countries, and animals are shipped for use and slaughter across borders by the millions. In this environment, it has become increasingly difficult for states to…

In the Western legal tradition, Ethics and Law are considered as different fields. In fact, Law is a system of rules, usually made by a legislature, to regulate the behaviours of the member of a society, recognized as binding and enforced by the public authority. Conversely, Ethics deals with the…

Although the debate involves animals, there are conflicting positions between advocates interested in animal defence and those interested in environmental issues. The key issues where their opinions diverge pertain to sport hunting, zoos, aquaria, fur and industrial animal agriculture. However, the…

There has always existed a fundamentally ethical debate in relation to shows with bulls and other animals. However, this controversy gained force in our society after the Catalan Parliament banned bullfighting in 2010. This book is precisely a starting point to this current debate, as the author…