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Eating Animals

Eating Animals more books like this

by Jonathan Safran Foer

On the brink of fatherhood--and facing the prospect of having to make dietary choices on a child's behalf--Foer's casual attitude towards food takes on a new urgency. Here, he explores the many fictions used to justify eating habits and how such tales justify a brutal ignorance.

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Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy

Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy more books like this

by Matthew Scully

Scully, a former speech writer for George W. Bush, blends philosophy and reportage in considering the various inhumane ways people treat animals. Finding ample evidence in pig factories and artificial wildlife safaris, DOMINION calls on humans to reconsider their relationship with the animal kingdom, noting sadly that when we can no longer ...

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Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals

Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals more books like this

by John Gray

A radical work of philosophy, which sets out to challenge our most cherished assumptions about what it means to be human. From Plato to Christianity, from the Enlightenment to Nietzsche and Marx, the Western tradition has been based on arrogant and erroneous beliefs about human beings and their place in the world. Philosophies such as liberalism ...

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Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food

Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food more books like this

by Gene Baur

Written by one of the foremost experts on animal rights, "Farm Sanctuary" is an insightful, thought-provoking examination of the ethical questions involved in the breeding of animals for food.

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Animal Liberation

Animal Liberation more books like this

by Professor Peter Singer

Originally published in 1975, this ethical work defending animals as sentient beings and therefore due certain rights, jumpstarted Singer's notoriety as a polemical philosopher.

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The Ten Trusts: What We Must Do to Care for the Animals We Love

The Ten Trusts: What We Must Do to Care for the Animals We Love more books like this

by Jane Goodall, Marc Bekoff

Celebrated primatologist Goodall and biologist Bekoff offer 10 edicts, drawn from their experience with animals, for humanity to observe to keep this planet intact. Rooted in the belief that all species must coexist, these tenants provide inspiration and guidance in an effort to change the way we conduct ourselves and interact with Nature.

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Animal Liberation: The Definitive Classic of the Animal Movement

Animal Liberation: The Definitive Classic of the Animal Movement more books like this

by Professor Peter Singer

Since its original publication in 1975, this groundbreaking work has awakened millions of people to the existence of "speciesism"--our systematic disregard of nonhuman animals--inspiring a worldwide movement to transform our attitudes to animals and eliminate the cruelty we inflict on them. In "Animal Liberation," author Peter Singer exposes the ...

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A Rare Breed of Love: The True Story of Baby and the Mission She Inspired to Help Dogs Everywhere

A Rare Breed of Love: The True Story of Baby and the Mission She Inspired to Help Dogs Everywhere more books like this

by Jana Kohl

This true story chronicles the travels of Baby, a three-legged poodle rescued from a puppy mill, who, along with her human, Kohl, aim to raise awareness and help stop animal cruelty. 100 full-color photographs throughout.

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The eye of the elephant : an epic adventure in the African wilderness

The eye of the elephant : an epic adventure in the African wilderness more books like this

by Delia Owens, Mark Owens

In a remote Zambian valley where elephants gracefully wandered into camp to eat fruit from the trees, the authors of the bestselling Cry of the Kalahari discovered a new wilderness Eden. But peace was shortlived when they were drawn into a struggle that threatened their lives. Photos.

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Wild mammals in captivity principles and techniques

Wild mammals in captivity principles and techniques more books like this

by Kleiman

Today, zoos and wildlife parks are much more than collections of exotic animals. They may house the few remaining members of an endangered species and are centres of research in animal care and conservation. This handbook brings together information gathered from studies of animal behaviour, advances in breeding, genetics and nutrition research, ...

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The Inner World of Farm Animals: Their Amazing Social, Emotional, and Intellectual Capacities more books like this

by Amy Hatkoff, Wayne Pacelle (Afterword by), Jane Goodall (Introduction by)

"The Inner World of Farm Animals" is a fascinating glimpse into the minds and hearts of farm animals. Through breakdowns of scientific experiments and discoveries, charming anecdotal side bars and poignant photos, cows, pigs, sheep, goats and chickens become kindred spirits as we see how they parent like us, form monogamous relationships, mourn, ...

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Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, & Money more books like this

by Erik Marcus

In this exposé/treatise, Erik Marcus, an animal protection activist and leading writer on vegan philosophy, takes on the meat industry. Animal agriculture is big business, but Marcus shows the suffering of containment and slaughter that is the backbone of it, and makes a case for citizens to stop their own participation in it. Marcus is known for ...

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Animal rights and human obligations more books like this

by Tom Regan

Collection of historical, theoretical and applied articles on the ethical considerations in the treatment of animals by human beings.

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Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog? more books like this

by Gary L Francione, Alan Watson (Foreword by)

Two-thirds of Americans polled by the Associated Press agree with the following statement: 'An animal's right to live free of suffering should be just as important as a person's right to live free of suffering'. More than 50 percent of Americans believe that it is wrong to kill animals to make fur coats or to hunt them for sport. But these same ...

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Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals more books like this

by Karen Dawn

Exactly as the title describes: a new manifesto of-sorts, covering the entire, broad-ranging spectrum of the animal rights movement, from wearing leather and eating meat to animal testing and the use of animals in the entertainment industry. Smart and well-argued, it's animal rights for a new generation - easy to read, accessible, and packed with ...

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Animal Rights & Human Morality more books like this

by Bernard Rollin

It's been over two decades since the first edition of this landmark book garnered public accolades for its sensitive yet honest and forthright approach to the many disquieting questions surrounding the emotional debate over animal rights. Is moral concern something owed by human beings only to human beings? Drawing upon his philosophical expertise ...

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The Case for Animal Rights more books like this

by Tom Regan

More than twenty years after its original publication, "The Case for Animal Rights" has a new and fully considered preface, in which Regan responds to his critics and defends the book's revolutionary position.

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Hunters, Herders, and Hamburgers: The Past and Future of Human-Animal Relationships more books like this

by Professor Richard W Bulliet

Richard W. Bulliet has long been a leading figure in the study of human-animal relations, and in his newest work, Hunters, Herders, and Hamburgers, he offers a sweeping and engaging perspective on this dynamic relationship from prehistory to the present. By considering the shifting roles of donkeys, camels, cows, and other domesticated animals in ...

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Why Animals Matter: The Case for Animal Protection more books like this

by Erin E Williams, Margo DeMello

Our treatment of animals in modern America is full of contradictions. Pets are a beloved feature of most American households, many enjoying the most luxurious food and accessories, and revelling in the love and companionship from their human families. At the same time, animals raised for food or clothing, or used for medical experiments and ...

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When Species Meet more books like this

by Donna J Haraway

This deeply personal yet intellectually groundbreaking work develops the idea of companion species and deftly explores philosophical, cultural, and biological aspects of animal-human encounters.

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Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust more books like this

by Charles Patterson, PH.D.

This book explores the similar attitudes and methods behind modern society's treatment of animals and the way humans have often treated each other, most notably during the Holocaust.

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Inhumane Society: The American Way of Exploiting Animals more books like this

by Dr. Michael W Fox

With graphic directness, this book describes how animal doctors all too often break their professional credo and abuse animals. Veterinarian Fox says that animals have no protection against the traps, poison baits, harpoons, factory and fur farms, and no escape from the cages of laboratories. Cleveland Amory introduces this classic of the Animal ...

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Animal Rights: Current Debates and New Directions more books like this

by Cass R Sunstein (Editor), Professor Martha C Nussbaum (Editor)

Cass Sunstein and Martha Nussbaum bring together an all-star cast of contributors to explore the legal and political issues that underlie the campaign for animal rights and the opposition to it. Addressing ethical questions about ownership, protection against unjustified suffering, and the ability of animals to make their own choices free from ...

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The Scalpel and the Butterfly: The Conflict Between Animal Research and Animal Protection more books like this

by Deborah Rudacille

In this history of animal research and the animal protection movement, Deborah Rudacille examines the ethical question of whether enhancement of human life justifies the use of animals for research. She shows how the question and the answers provided by both scientists and anti-vivisectionists over the past 150 years have shaped contemporary ...

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Living Among Meat Eaters: The Vegetarian's Survival Handbook more books like this

by Carol J Adams

In this practical volume, Carol J. Adams discusses summer barbecues, Thanksgiving dinner, even the simple business lunch, which can all be cause for issues-packed discussions on the vegetarian lifestyle. This book also offers more than 50 vegetarian recipes.

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