Various laws and policies have been implemented to protect animal welfare and rights, including:
These cases suggest a slow, tectonic shift. We have moved from treating animals as automata (Descartes believed animals were machines) to sentient property . The next step may be limited personhood . Various laws and policies have been implemented to
This approach accepts that humans use animals for food, research, and companionship, provided we minimize their suffering. It is governed by the Five Freedoms including: These cases suggest a slow