Simone Pollo, philosopher at the Sapienza University of Rome, has made a new contribution to animal ethics with the publication of this book. The title can be translated as "Humans and Animals: Ethical Questions". The analysis focuses on how humans should treat the animals that surround them. After having examined the philosophical thinking that refers to animals, before and after the advent of Darwinian theories, the author offers a series of reflections on antispeciesism, nutrition, experimentation and wild animals. In the epilogue he suggests to change the way animals are treated by developing personal morality.

Millions of animals have been involved in the First World War. Used as warfare tools, they carried out their roles following their own behaviours. They often had a name and they sacrificed themselves to save their humans. Apart from these military animals, there were a large number of others affected by the war: domestic and farm animals abandoned by the fleeing civilians, animals that were butchered to feed the troops and wild animals. Even though some historians dealt with the issue of animals at war, their research concentrated above all on the humans who owned them. Compared to the existing literature, this book offers a different perspective. Reading history from the ethological point of view, the author places the life of the animals at the centre of his research.

, fue publicada en marzo de 2016 por Presse Universitaire de France. Tal y como promete su título, se trata de un trabajo académico versado en un campo del derecho relacionado con los animales, llamado "droit animalier" (el derecho del animal), que está en auge en Francia.La publicación de este libro fue precedida por una importante reforma legislativa de 2015, en la que tanto el llamamiento de la sociedad civil, como la actuación de los defensores de los animales desempeñaron un papel muy relevante 2 .Esta reforma hace referencia a la condición de los animales en el Código Civil, que fue de "cosas" desde su origen en 1804. El art. 515.14 del Código Civil introducido por la Ley 177/2015, del 16 de febrero, proclama que "los animales son seres vivos y sintientes. Están sujetos al régimen jurídico de la propiedad, a menos que existan leyes especiales que los protejan" 3 ("Les animaux sont des êtres vivants doués de sensibilité. Sous réserve des lois qui les protègent, les animaux sont soumis au régime des biens" 4 ).Esta enmienda es un paso adelante en el ordenamiento jurídico francés, si consideramos que en el siglo XVII el filósofo René Descartes pensaba que los

Even though there are various legislations on the protection of animal welfare in Europe and in many countries in the world, there is no such existent international treaty. This book contributes to the reflection on the opportunity of making use of an international legal tool, that is binding and effective, which incorporates all the aspects of animal welfare. The author does not see any theoretical obstacles that could prevent the fulfilment of this project. In fact, from the comparative analysis of the current legislations, it emerges that there are two principles of universal relevance: (i) do not abuse and (ii) treat well, that could be translated into legal obligations through a global convention.