This book offers a comprehensive overview of the legislation and the issues surrounding animals, from laws concerning both domesticated and wild animals to the regulatory agencies that administer them, and the groups that fight for the proper treatment of animals. Entries include dolphins, kosher slaughter, patenting animals, fur farming, hunting, Marine Mammal Protection Act, vivisection, Liberation Front, zoos, and more. Other coverage focuses on landmark legal cases and such well-known figures in the animal rights movement as Cleveland Amory and Ingrid Newkirk. Includes bibliography and index.