Ethics into action : Henry Spira and the animal rights movement / Peter Singer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singer, Peter, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spira, Henry, 1927-1998.

Spira, Henry.

Animal rights activists--United States--Biography.

Animal rights activists.

Animal rights movement.

History.

United States.

Animal rights movement--United States--History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [1998]

Summary:

Henry Spira is a lifelong activist and founder of the modern animal rights movement. Inspired by the thinking of Peter Singer in the early 1970s, Henry turned Singer's ethical lessons into action, launching campaigns against organizations whose practices caused unnecessary suffering to animals. He has taken on some of the most powerful companies in America, including Revlon, Avon, Perdue, and McDonald's, with extraordinary success. His respectful, though forceful, dialogue with these opponents convinces them that they can change their procedures without losing face or profit. This inspiring story of Henry's life and his campaigns proposes that his remarkably successful method of action can be adopted by activists of all kinds.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-211) and index.

ISBN:

0847690733

OCLC:

38542576