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| About the Author | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Animal Rights Movement | |
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| An Overview | |
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| Legislative Efforts | |
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| Animal Rights Organizations | |
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| Animal Welfare | |
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| Strict Animal Rights | |
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| Animal Liberation | |
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| People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) | |
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| Animal Anti-Cruelty Legislation | |
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| Historical Background | |
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| Modern Day Legislation | |
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| Protected Rights | |
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| The Right to Nourishment and Adequate Living Conditions | |
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| The Right to Protection from Abandonment | |
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| The Right to Protection from Poisoning | |
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| The Right to Humane Transportation | |
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| Standard of Proof | |
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| Exemption for Scientific Experimentation | |
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| Domestic Animals | |
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| Marine Mammals | |
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| In General | |
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| The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 | |
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| Commercial Whaling | |
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| The Tuna Industry | |
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| Livestock and the Meatpacking Industry | |
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| In General | |
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| The Federal Humane Slaughter Act | |
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| Animal Experimentation | |
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| Historical Background | |
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| Procurement Laws | |
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| The Federal Animal Welfare Act | |
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| The Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals Act | |
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| Animal Care Committees | |
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| Animal Experimentation in the Classroom | |
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| Hunting and Wildlife Management | |
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| In General | |
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| The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | |
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| Citizen Involvement | |
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| Trapping | |
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| Types of Traps | |
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| Trap Visitation | |
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| Miscellaneous Restrictions | |
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| Hunter Harassment Statutes | |
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| Wildlife Management | |
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| Deer Hunts | |
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| Wildlife Contraception | |
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| Protection of Wild Horses | |
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| Sports and Entertainment | |
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| Animals in Captivity | |
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| Horse Racing | |
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| Animal Fights | |
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| Endangered Species | |
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| In General | |
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| The Endangered Species Act | |
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| The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | |
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| Regional Offices | |
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| The USFWS Division of Endangered Species | |
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| Companion Animals | |
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| In General | |
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| Applicable Law | |
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| Federal Legislation | |
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| The Housing and Urban Rural Recovery Act of 1983 | |
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| The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 | |
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| The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 | |
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| The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 | |
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| The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) | |
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| State Laws | |
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| Animal Sacrifice | |
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| In General | |
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| Santeria | |
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| Animal Sacrifice | |
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| Appendices | |
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| National Animal Rights Organizations | |
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| State Animal Anti-Cruelty Statutes | |
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| Federal Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. [section] 2131 ET SEQ.) | |
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| Complaint--Kissinger V. Board of Trustees of Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine | |
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| State Hunter Harassment Statutes | |
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| Sample Hunter Harassment Statute--State of Massachusetts | |
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| Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act | |
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| Endangered Species--Categorized by State | |
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| The Endangered Species Act | |
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| Usfws Endangered Species Program Offices | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |