Animals matter: a biologist explains why we should treat animals with compassion and respect 9780834825871, 9781590305225, 0834825872
Nonhuman animals have many of the same feelings we do. They get hurt, they suffer, they are happy, and they take care of
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English Pages xxi, 202 pages Year 2007
Table of contents :
Foreword / by Jane Goodall --
Preface --
Acknowledgments --
The ABC's of animal well-being and protection --
Animals in a human world --
Making decisions about animal use : who should be spared and who should be sacrificed? --
Animal sentience : do animals experience pain, anxiety, and suffering? --
Animal rights and animal welfare --
Utilitarianism : trying to balance the costs and benefits of using animals --
Species, individuals, and the reintroduction of wolves : who counts? --
Zoos, wildlife theme parks, and aquariums : should humans hold other animals captive? --
Should humans interfere in the lives of animals? --
Alternatives to eating animals --
Poisons, eye shadow, and fur : using animals for product testing and clothing --
Dissection and vivisection : we don't need to cut animals to learn about life --
Where to go from here? : we are the key to the future --
Twelve millennial mantras / by Marc Bekoff and Jane Goodall.
