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Prof. Gary L. Francione was the first academic to teach animal rights in an American law school.
His work has focused on three issues: the property status of animals, the differences between animal rights and animal welfare, and a theory of animal rights based on sentience alone, rather than on any other cognitive characteristics.
He is a pioneer of the abolitionist theory of animal rights, arguing that 'animal welfare' regulation is theoretically and practically unsound, serving only to prolong the status of animals as property by making the public feel comfortable about using them.
Prof. Gary L. Francione was the first academic to teach animal rights in an American law school.
His work has focused on three issues: the property status of animals, the differences between animal rights and animal welfare, and a theory of animal rights based on sentience alone, rather than on any other cognitive characteristics.
He is a pioneer of the abolitionist theory of animal rights, arguing that 'animal welfare' regulation is theoretically and practically unsound, serving only to prolong the status of animals as property by making the public feel comfortable about using them.
