Think Globally, Act Globally
A Review of the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Animal Law
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animal law, animal rights, animal protection, comparative animal law, global animal law, encyclopediaAbstract
In the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Animal Law (Edward Elgar 2025), editor Joan E. Schaffner and dozens of expert contributors have assembled a timely, comprehensive overview of animal law. This review explores the Encyclopedia’s specific contributions to animal law scholarship and practice. It concludes that the book’s sustained attention to the international and interdisciplinary nature of the field makes it an essential resource that will appeal to a diverse readership.
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Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Animal Law, edited by Joan E. Schaffner (2025)
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