01474nam a2200313 a 4500 EDZ0000092397 StDuBDS 20170911123823.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 120712s2012 nyu fo| 001 0 eng|d 9780199950522 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS HV4708 .S62 2012 179.3 23 Smith, Kimberly K., 1966- Governing animals : animal welfare and the liberal state / [electronic resource] Kimberly K. Smith. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. 1 online resource. Includes bibliographical references and index. '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. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 16, 2012). Animal welfare Government policy. Animal rights Government policy. Liberalism Social aspects. Print version 9780199895755 Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199895755.001.0001 ddc BK 36447 36447