Equitable self-ownership for animals

This Article proposes a new use of existing property law concepts to change the juristic personhood status of animals. Presently, animals are classifi ed as personal property, which gives them no status or standing in the lega l system for the protection or promotion of their interests. Professor Favr e suggest that it is possible and appropriate to divide living property int o its legal and equitable components, and then to transfer the equitable ti tle of an animal from the legal title holder to the animal herself This wou ld create a new, limited form of self-ownership in an animal an equitably s elf-owned animal.