April 3, 2024

Animals on Trial

Animals on Trial

In , an animal trial was the   of a . Such trials are recorded as having taken place in  from the thirteenth century until the eighteenth. In modern times, it is considered in most criminal justice systems...

In legal history, an animal trial was the criminal trial of a non-human animal. Such trials are recorded as having taken place in Europe from the thirteenth century until the eighteenth. In modern times, it is considered in most criminal justice systems that non-human animals lack moral agency and so cannot be held culpable for an act.