Surveys the law's treatment of animals by looking at the development of federal and state policies towards wild, domestic, and companion animals. Specific topics may include the history of animal law, the concept of animals as property, the application of tort and remedies law to injuries to pets, protection of animals by cruelty and other laws, the role and regulation of animals as food and the regulation of animals used for research. The course will incorporate legal concepts from other fields; encourage critical thought and new approaches to doctrines developed in these other fields, and address a broadened integration of the realities of animals and society with the particularities of the law.