Gary L. Francione

Gary L. Francione is an American legal scholar and philosopher. He is the Distinguished Professor of Law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law & Philosophy at Rutgers School of Law–Newark. Francione is known for his work on animal rights theory and was a pioneer in the abolitionist theory of animal rights.

Early life and education

Francione was born in New York City. He earned his B.A. in philosophy from the University of Rochester in 1970, and his M.A. in philosophy and his J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1974 and 1975, respectively.

Career

Francione began his career at Rutgers in 1984. He has also taught at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan. He has written several books on animal rights theory, including "Animals, Property, and the Law" and "Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog?".

Philosophy

Francione is a proponent of the abolitionist theory of animal rights, which argues for the abolition of animal exploitation and rejects the regulation of animal use. He argues that nonhuman animals require one right: the right not to be treated as property. He also maintains that veganism is the moral baseline of the animal rights position.

Publications

Francione has authored several books and articles on animal rights theory. His most notable works include "Animals, Property, and the Law" (1995), "Rain Without Thunder: The Ideology of the Animal Rights Movement" (1996), and "Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog?" (2000).

See also

• Animal rights
• Veganism
• Abolitionism (animal rights)