Animal Cruelty and Freedom of Speech
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A01=Abigail Perdue
A01=Randall Lockwood
Author_Abigail Perdue
Author_Randall Lockwood
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Category=JPVH
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- ISBN 9781557536334
- Weight: 425g
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 15 May 2014
- Publisher: Purdue University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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A collaboration between an attorney and an animal protection advocate, this work utilises the extremely controversial and high-profile “crush video” case, US v. Stevens, to explore how American society attempts to balance the protection of free speech and the prevention of animal cruelty. Starting from the detailed case study of a single prominent ruling, the authors provide a masterful survey of important issues facing society in the area of animal welfare. The Stevens case included various “hot topic” elements connected to the role of government as arbiter of public morality, including judicial attitudes to sexual deviance and dogfighting.
Abigail Perdue is an attorney and an associate professor at Wake Forest University School of Law. She trained at Washington and Lee University and the University of Virginia. Randall Lockwood has been the senior vice president for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) since 2005. He was previously at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), where he served in several positions, including vice president for research and educational outreach.
