The Law of Animals: A Treatise on Property in Animals, Wild and Domestic, and the Rights and Responsibilities Arising Therefrom

Ingham, John H. The Law of Animals: A Treatise on Property in Animals Wild and Domestic and the Rights and Responsibilities Arising Therefrom. Philadephia: T. & J.W. Johnson & Co., 1900. xiii, 800 pp. Reprint available 2003 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 2002044352. ISBN 1-58477-324-3. Cloth. $125. According to the author, this was the first treatise devoted to the subject of animal law. It discusses the rights and liabilities of animal owners, cruelty to animals, game laws and injuries inflicted by railroads. Other chapters consider animals in relation to the law of property and the law of bailments. Annotated. The thorough index includes words and phrases utilized in animal law cases.