Dr Simon Brooman is Teacher and researcher in Animal law.Dr Deborah Rook is an Associate Professor of law at Northumbria University and has over 20 years’ experience of teaching and researching in Animal law.Dr Rachel Dunn oversees the clinical and employability activities at Leeds Law School. She completed her PhD in 2017 which explored knowledge, skills and attributes developed in law clinics. Rachel continues to research legal education and is a specialist in animal law.Dr Deborah Legge is an Associate Lecturer in Law at the Open University and teaches public law, environmental and space law and is a practice tutor in the Open University law policy clinic. Her research interests intersect around environmental and animal issues particularly in the water and marine environment.

• Introduction1 Philosophy, science and the historical recognition of animal sentience2 How has the law treated animals?3 Leading theories on why and how the law should protect animals4 Animal use in experimentation5 Companion animals6 Farmed animals7 Protecting wildlife from cruelty8 Wildlife protection: extinction and the loss of biodiversityConclusion

By offering an informative and thought-provoking handbook on contemporary animal law and legal scholarship—one that captures where animal protection stands today and helps us envision where it must go next—Animal Law: Challenges and Themes deepens understanding for those committed to advancing necessary change, including activists, campaigners, lobbyists, and academics alike.