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Drawing the Line

Science and the Case for Animal Rights

By: Steven Wise

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Paperback | 15 May 2003 | Edition Number 1

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An exploration of the scientific basis for animal rights.

One of those rare books that can change the reader's view of our position in the world and within the animal kingdom, Unlocking the Cage is a landmark both in its scientific insight and in its challenge to the law. As Steven Wise continues his exploration of animal cognition along the evolutionary spectrum -- from apes to dolphins, parrots, elephants, dogs, and even honeybees -- he finds astonishing answers to the big question in animal rights today: Where do we draw the line? The law has firm criteria for personhood and Wise shows how certain non-human animals meet those criteria. Readers will be enthralled as they follow Wise's firsthand investigations of the work of the world's most famous animal experts: in Kenya with Cynthia Moss and the touchingly affectionate elephant families of Amboseli, in the mountains of Uganda with Richard Wrangham and the chimpanzees of the Kibale Forest, at MIT with Irene Pepperberg and her amazing and witty gray parrot, Alex, and in the California sanctuary where Penny Paterson has spent two decades learning about the skills and vivid personality of Koko the gorilla. In many cases, Wise was even able to sustain an extended conversation with these extraordinary creatures. Steven Wise is the world's foremost expert on the legal rights of animals and has devoted his life to litigating, writing, and working on their behalf. No one with a shred of curiosity about animals, about rights, or about justice will want to miss this book.

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Non-Fiction Society & Culture Social Issues & Processes Animals & Society Science Science in General Biology, Life Sciences Zoology & Animal Sciences History General & World History Law Laws of Specific Jurisdictions

Environment Animal Law

Acknowledgments
In a Ugandan Rain Forest	p. 1
One Step at a Time	p. 9
Who Gets Liberty Rights?	p. 35
Christopher	p. 49
Honeybees	p. 73
Alex	p. 87
Marbury	p. 113
Phoenix and Ake	p. 131
Echo	p. 159
Chantek	p. 179
Koko	p. 207
Legal Rights for Nonhuman Animals	p. 231
Notes	p. 243
Index	p. 307
About the Author	p. 322
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