Animals matter : a biologist explains why we should treat animals with compassion and respect /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bekoff, Marc
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Shambhala ; 2007.
Edition:[New ed.].
Subjects:
Online Access:Table of contents only
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.