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Animals matter : a biologist explains why we should treat animals with compassion and respect / Marc Bekoff ; foreword by Jane Goodall.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Shambhala ; [New York] : Distributed in the United States by Random House, 2007.Description: xxi, 202 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781590305225 (alk. paper)
  • 1590305221 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 179/.3 22
LOC classification:
  • HV4708 .B44 2007
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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.
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Book Book Karen H. Huntsman Library Main Book Collection - Second Level 179.3 B399 1 Available 38060007391204
Book Book Richfield Campus Library Richfield Campus - Main Book Collection 179.3 B399a 2 Available 34230000035181
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Rev. ed. of : Strolling with our kin.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-185) and index.

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.

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