In Defense of Animals

✍ Scribed by Peter Singer

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 258
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The most brilliant book I have ever read. If you love animals and want to develop arguments for animal rights, this is a must have book. It does not deal with all the issues, but it does give explicit info on lab testing, farming, some activist wins, but overall it sets the mindframe of what human animals can do to live a more ethical life vis a vis their non-human counterparts. Mr. Singer is a gifted author and illuminated thinker. I strongly recommend it

✦ Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors......Page 7
Introduction Peter Singer......Page 11
1 Utilitarianism and Animals Gaverick Matheny......Page 23
2 The Scientific Basis for Assessing Suffering in Animals Marian Stamp Dawkins......Page 36
3 On the Question of Personhood beyond Homo sapiens David DeGrazia......Page 50
4 The Animal Debate: A Reexamination Paola Cavalieri......Page 64
5 Religion and Animals Paul Waldau......Page 79
6 Speciesism in the Laboratory Richard D. Ryder......Page 97
7 Brave New Farm? Jim Mason and Mary Finelli......Page 114
8 Outlawed in Europe Clare Druce and Philip Lymbery......Page 133
9 Against Zoos Dale Jamieson......Page 142
10 To Eat the Laughing Animal Dale Peterson......Page 154
11 How Austria Achieved a Historic Breakthrough for Animals Martin Balluch......Page 167
12 Butchers’ Knives into Pruning Hooks: Civil Disobedience for Animals Pelle Strindlund......Page 177
13 Opening Cages, Opening Eyes: An Investigation and Open Rescue at an Egg Factory Farm Miyun Park......Page 184
14 Living and Working in Defense of Animals Matt Ball......Page 191
15 Effective Advocacy: Stealing from the Corporate Playbook Bruce Friedrich......Page 197
16 Moving the Media: From Foes, or Indifferent Strangers, to Friends Karen Dawn......Page 206
17 The CEO as Animal Activist: John Mackey and Whole Foods John Mackey, Karen Dawn, and Lauren Ornelas......Page 216
18 Ten Points for Activists Henry Spira and Peter Singer......Page 224
A Final Word Peter Singer......Page 235
Further Reading: Books and Organization Websites......Page 238
Index......Page 243