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9 Va. J. Soc. Pol'y & L. 587 (2001-2002)
Animal Welare, Animal Rights, and the Path to Social Reform: One Movement's Struggle for Coherency in the Quest for Change

handle is hein.journals/vajsplw9 and id is 597 raw text is: ANIMAL WELFARE, ANIMAL RIGHTS, AND THE PATH TO SOCIAL REFORM: ONE MOVEMENT'S STRUGGLE FOR COHERENCY IN THE QUEST FOR CHANGE Ruth Payne* INTRODUCTION Mankind has long grappled with its relationship to animals. Just as the ancient Greek philosophers struggled to fit animals into their world view, Americans presently wrestle with the concept of what duty man owes to animal or, indeed, if there are any limits to human use of animals at all. Recent legal developments regarding the enforcement of animal cruelty laws have brought the issue of the treatment of animals into sharper focus. These developments may foreshadow major decisions on the judicial front. This Note examines the current legal trends in the animal advocacy movement and the various actors vying for control of how these trends take shape. By examining these actors and their goals, this Note attempts to make sense of the current animal advocacy movement and to evaluate both what the movement has achieved to date as well as what it can hope to achieve over the next several years. Part I of this Note traces the background of animal law and explores how long-held ideas about animals continue to shape the way that we view animals today. This Part details the long history of American laws intended to protect and preserve animals. Part II explores the similarly long history of individuals and groups trying to strengthen and change these laws. This Part examines the different branches of the animal advocacy movement and how these groups vary in their membership, strategies, and ultimate goals. It contains an in-depth look at the animal welfare and animal rights movements and at how each arose from a different philosophy about the place of animals in our moral community. J.D., 2002, University of Virginia School of Law. Many thanks to Professor James Ryan for his invaluable help through many drafts of this Note.

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