Topics in this book include animal anti-cruelty laws, industrial and agricultural uses of animals, torts, and other claims for harm done to animals, as well as federal, state, and local regulation of animal ownership and use. In addition, this book covers animal rights activism, hunting, fishing, and other recreational uses of animals, animals in entertainment, issues arising when animals are the subject of a contract or the intended beneficiary of a will or trust, remedies for harm done to animals, and anticipated future legal developments in the field.