International audienceThe book is intended for all audiences, students, professionals or curious readers... It aims to respond to the need to better understand the dynamics of animal law, regardless of the society considered throughout the world. Through the prism of history and legal anthropology, animal law reveals its past secrets, reveals its issues and prepares for the next challenges. In order to take stock of the knowledge currently available about animals, a preliminary section deals with an opening to the sciences. The book then sets out to trace the history and anthropology of animal law, while demonstrating the current repercussions in terms of legal theory and the evolution of legal concepts. Some international dynamics are at w...