Trade Related Aspects Of Intellectual Property Rights
Animals provide many benefits for humans, which include clothing, food, companionship, recreation, utilitarian functions, education, and scientific research functions. Legally, animals are considered property, whether it is a common property starling in your yard or a multi-million-dollar thoroughbred owned by a group of investors.
Can we treat "property" as we see fit? Are animals moral entities and should they have rights?
Human and Animal Interactions
If we look back through history and analyze the attitudes of people and their view of animals, we see a change from a fear of wild animals to what some would call exploitative scientific research.

