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Animal rights : opposing viewpoints / by Harnack, Andrew,1937-(CARDINAL)376595;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Do animals have rights? -- Is animal experimentation justified? -- Should animals be used for food and other commodities? -- Does wildlife need to be protected? -- What issues need to be resolved within the animal rights movement?
Subjects: Animal rights.; Animal welfare.; Animal rights movement.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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In defense of animals : the second wave / by Singer, Peter,1946-(CARDINAL)504124;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction / Peter Singer -- Utilitarianism and animals / Gaverick Matheny -- The scientific basis for assessing suffering in animals / Marian Stamp Dawkins -- On the question of personhood beyond Homo sapiens / David DeGrazia -- The animal debate : a reexamination / Paola Cavalieri -- Religion and animals / Paul Waldau -- Speciesism in the laboratory / Richard D. Ryder -- Brave new farm? / Jim Mason and Mary Finelli -- Outlawed in Europe / Clare Druce and Philip Lymbery -- Against zoos / Dale Jamieson -- To eat the laughing animal / Dale Peterson -- How Austria achieved a historic breakthrough for animals / Martin Balluch -- Butchers' knives into pruning hooks : civil disobedience for animals / Pelle Strindlund -- Opening cages, opening eyes : an investigation and open rescue at an egg factory farm / Miyun Park -- Living and working in defense of animals / Matt Ball -- Effective advocacy : stealing from the corporate playbook / Bruce Friedrich -- Moving the media : from foes, or indifferent strangers, to friends / Karen Dawn -- The CEO as animal activist : John Mackey and Whole Foods / John Mackey, Karen Dawn, and Lauren Ornelas -- Ten points for activists / Henry Spira and Peter Singer -- A final word / Peter Singer.
Subjects: Animal welfare; Animal rights movement.;
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Animal liberation now : the definitive classic renewed / by Singer, Peter,1946-author.(CARDINAL)504124; Harari, Yuval N.,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)333760;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Singer returns to the major arguments and examples of his seminal 1975 work and brings us to the current moment. This edition, revised from top to bottom, covers important reforms in the European Union, and now in various U.S. states. On the flip side, Singer shows the impact of the expansion of factory farming due to demand for animal products in China. Singer describes how meat consumption is taking a toll on the environment, and factory farms pose a profound risk for spreading new viruses even worse than COVID-19. Animal Liberation Now includes alternatives to what has become a profound environmental and social as well as moral issue. Framed as an appeal to conscience, fairness, decency, and justice, it is intended for the supporter and the skeptic alike
Subjects: Animal welfare; Animal rights movement.; Animal rights.; Vegetarianism.;
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Animal liberation : the definitive classic of the animal movement / by Singer, Peter,1946-(CARDINAL)504124;
MARCIVE 3/5/13Includes bibliographical references and index.P.S. Insights, interviews & more (p. 1-32 following p. 311): Peter Singer: in his own words -- Preface to the 1975 edition -- Animal liberation at 30.Preface to the 2009 edition -- 1: All animals are equal: or why the ethical principle on which human equality rests requires us to extend equal consideration to animals too -- 2: Tools for research: your taxes at work -- 3: Down on the factory farm: or what happened to your dinner when it was still an animal -- 4: Becoming a vegetarian: or how to produce less suffering and more food at a reduced cost to the environment -- 5: Man's dominion: a short history of speciesism -- 6: Speciesism today: defenses, rationalizations, and objections to animal liberation and the progress made in overcoming them.Since its original publication in 1975, this groundbreaking work has awakened millions of people to the existence of "speciesism," our systematic disregard of nonhuman animals, inspiring a worldwide movement to transform our attitudes to animals and eliminate the cruelty we inflict on them. In Animal Liberation, author Peter Singer exposes the chilling realities of today's "factory farms" and product-testing procedures, destroying the spurious justifications behind them, and offering alternatives to what has become a profound environmental and social as well as moral issue. An important and persuasive appeal to conscience, fairness, decency, and justice, it is essential reading for the supporter and the skeptic alike.1360L
Subjects: Animal welfare; Animal rights movement.; Animal rights.; Vegetarianism.;
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Captive animal welfare / by Alkire, Jessie,author.(CARDINAL)676894;
What are captive animals? -- Ancient animal collections -- Animal museums -- The modern zoo -- Marine parks -- Education & conservation -- Captive animal issues & ethics -- The captive animal movement -- Laws & regulations -- Rescuing captive animals -- Captive animal alternatives -- The future of animal captivity -- Timeline -- Become an animal advocate."This title examines captive animal welfare past to present including zoos and marine parks. Legislation regulating the process is discussed as are opposing viewpoints and alternatives such as virtual reality parks. A timeline, glossary, index, and historic and color photos supplement easy-to-read text. An infographic shows how the reader can learn more and get involved"--Publisher's website.900LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Zoo animals; Animal rights movement; Animal welfare;
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Pet rescue / by Olson, Elsie,1986-author.(CARDINAL)415116;
What is pet rescue? -- History of cats & dogs -- The rise of shelters -- Where do shelter animals come from? -- Pet mills -- Animal shelters -- Pet rescue groups -- Is a rescue pet right for you? -- Choosing a pet -- Future of pet rescue -- Timeline -- Becoming an animal advocate.This title examines pet rescue past to present from the early shelters to rescue organizations and no-kill shelters. Organizations regulating the process is discussed as are opposing viewpoints and solutions such as education, spaying and neutering. A timeline, glossary, index, and historic and color photos supplement easy-to-read text.770LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Animal rescue; Animal rights movement; Animal welfare;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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For the prevention of cruelty : the history and legacy of animal rights activism in the United States / by Beers, Diane L.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-294) and index.Resurrecting the voice : animal advocacy in history -- A movement takes shape : the origins of animal advocacy -- Leaders and followers : the new humanitarians -- "The voice of the voiceless" : early campaigns, 1866-1915 -- Reaching out to the mainstream : animal advocacy evolves, 1915-45 -- "Our most strenuous protest" : antivivisection before 1945 -- The road to liberation : the rise of the postwar movement and the era of legislation, 1945-75 -- Epilogue.
Subjects: Animal rights movement; Animal welfare; Animal rights;
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Animals in research : issues and conflicts / by McCoy, J. J.(Joseph J.),1917-(CARDINAL)709380;
Includes bibliographical references (page 121) and index.Examines the role of animals in testing for biological research, medical purposes, and consumer products, and discusses controversies raised over such practices.
Subjects: Animal experimentation; Animal experimentation; Animal rights movement; Animal rights movement; Animal experimentation; Animal welfare;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Poor people's movements : why they succeed, how they fail by Piven, Frances Fox.(CARDINAL)123411; Cloward, Richard A.(CARDINAL)128257;
Subjects: Working class; African Americans; Welfare rights movement;
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Animal rights : how you can make a difference / by Donald, Rhonda Lucas,1962-(CARDINAL)275014;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index."Describes what animal rights activism is and serves as a guide explaining how youth can make change in their world"--Provided by publisher."RL: 3-4; IL: 3-9"--P. [4] of cover.660LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Animal rights activists; Animal rights movement; Animal rights; Animal welfare;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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