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"A revolutionary new theory and call to action on animal rights, ethics, and law from the renowned philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum. Animals are in trouble all over the world. Whether through the cruelties of the factory meat industry, poaching and game hunting, habitat destruction, or neglect of the companion animals that people purport to love, animals suffer injustice and horrors at our hands every day. The world needs an ethical awakening, a consciousness-raising...
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First Run Features
Pub. Date
c2016.
Language
English
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Unlocking the Cage follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. After thirty years of struggling with ineffective animal welfare laws, Steve and his legal team, the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP), are making history by filing the first lawsuits that seek to transform an animal from a thing with no rights to a person with legal protections. Supported by affidavits...
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
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An engrossing and eloquent study of the history and ethics of animal experimentation.
The heart of a pig may soon beat in a human chest. Sheep, cattle, and mice have been cloned. Slowly but inexorably scientists are learning how to transfer tissues, organs, and DNA between species. Some think this research is moving too far, too fast, without adequate discussion of possible consequences: Is it ethical to breed animals for spare parts? When does the...
5) The humane economy: how innovators and enlightened consumers are transforming the lives of animals
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William Morrow
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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The Humane Society president offers a major exploration of the economics of animal exploitation that includes a practical roadmap for how to adapt the marketplace to promote the welfare of all living creatures, revealing how to make informed decisions toprevent animal cruelty.
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The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"A thoughtful book" about how to ensure that the animals we love benefit from the relationship as much as we do (Kirkus Reviews).
We feel love for our companions, and happiness that we're providing them with a safe, healthy life. But sometimes we also feel guilt. When we see our cats gazing wistfully out the window, or watch a goldfish swim lazy circles in a bowl, we can't help but wonder: Are we doing the right thing, keeping these independent beings...
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Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
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"J.M. Coetzee, Winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature" J. M. Coetzee is an internationally renowned novelist, essayist, and literary critic whose many books include The Childhood of Jesus and Age of Iron. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 2003.
The idea of human cruelty to animals so consumes novelist Elizabeth Costello in her later years that she can no longer look another person in the eye: humans, especially meat-eating ones,...
17) Animal rights
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Gale Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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This volume focuses on the social and moral issues surrounding animal rights.
20) Okja
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Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Korean
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Mija is a South Korean girl growing up on an Edenic mountainside with her grandfather and best friend: Okja, a giant, empathetic ₃super pig₄ created as part of a secret GMO experiment. When Okja is abruptly torn away from her, Mija embarks on a perilous rescue mission that places her at the center of a sinister corporate conspiracy. While Bong₂s trademark virtuosic set-pieces dazzle, Okja₂s beating heart is the connection between a girl and...
