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Overview of Philosophy and Animals

Valuing Man’s and Woman’s Best Friend: The Moral and Legal Status of Companion Animals, Rebecca J. Huss, 86 Marq. L.Rev. 47 (2002).

Animals as Property, Gary L. Francione, 2 Animal L. 1 (1996).

Animal Rights Theory and Utilitarianism: Relative Normative Guidance, Gary L. Francione, 3 Animal L. 75 (1997).

The following site has versions of three texts discussed in the Detailed Discussion (Mill's Utilitarianism, Descartes' Meditations, Descartes' Discourse) - http://www.earlymoderntexts.com/index.html

There is a very interesting paper on Kant and animals by an excellent Kant scholar (Professor Allen Wood) that can be accessed on-line on his Stanford webpage. From his webpage, (http://www.stanford.edu/~allenw/), click on recent papers and look for, Kant on Duties Regarding Nonrational Nature.

Also see, The Moral Status of Animals located at http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/moral-animal/