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Strolling with our kin : speaking for and respecting voiceless animals / Marc Bekoff.
Veterinary: Atwood Library (Campus) QL750 .B4 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bekoff, Marc.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Animal rights.
- Animal welfare.
- Animal Rights.
- Animal Welfare.
- Medical Subjects:
- Animal Rights.
- Animal Welfare.
- Physical Description:
- 113 pages ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Speaking for and respecting voiceless animals
- Place of Publication:
- Jenkintown, Pa. : American Anti-Vivisection Society, 2000.
- Summary:
- A look at animal protection and compassion, using animals as fur and food, animal pain and suffering, and dissection and vivisection.
- Contents:
- ABC's of animal protection and compassion
- Animals in a human world
- Humans and a dog in a lifeboat: who should be spared and who should be killed?
- Do other animals experience pain, anxiety, and suffering?
- Are animals conscious?
- Animal rights and animal welfare
- Utilitarianism: trying to balance the costs and benefits of using animals
- Who counts? Species, individuals, and the reintroduction of wolves
- Zoos, wildlife theme parks, and aquariums: should humans hold other animals captive?
- Is the wild really good for animals?
- Animals as food: there are alternatives
- Animals, eye shadow and fur: using animals for product testing and clothing
- Dissection and vivisection: you do not need to cut animals to learn about life
- Where to go from here? We are the key to the future
- Twelve millennial mantras.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-113).
- Other Format:
- Online version: Bekoff, Marc. Strolling with our kin.
- ISBN:
- 1881699021
- 9781881699026
- OCLC:
- 45288488
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