Research in the Peaceable Kingdom: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography on Animal Law From an International Perspective

• Published in: International Journal of Legal Information
• Main Author: Weaver, Bobbi Ann
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2002
• Subjects: Canada; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s073112650001012x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S073112650001012X

Animal rights and animal welfare issues have reached beyond national boundaries and are now the focus of a variety of international concerns. For example, the current controversy surrounding the sale of bear parts from animals in North America to Asian nations for use in traditional medicines involves the laws of the United States and Canada, the market for bear parts in Asia, and the regulations of trade in endangered species on an international level. Other international animal rights issues include the environmental threat to wildlife in the Antarctica, the importation to the U.S. of coats made from dog and cat pelts, and the impact of animal husbandry on the problem of world hunger.