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Why Animals Matter : The Case for Animal Protection - Erin E. Williams

Why Animals Matter

The Case for Animal Protection

By: Erin E. Williams, Margo Demello

Paperback | 5 June 2007 | Edition Number 1

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Our treatment of animals in modern America is full of contradictions. Pets are a beloved feature of most American households, many enjoying the most luxurious food and accessories, and revelling in the love and companionship from their human families. At the same time, animals raised for food or clothing, or used for medical experiments and product testing, often live painful, lonely lives in small cages from birth to death. And wild animals suffer in other ways - losing their lives as their habitats disappear, being hunted for trophies, and finding themselves removed from their homes for the exotic pet trade. This book offers a concise yet complete overview of the problems of animal suffering, linking them to larger issues of human and environmental exploitation. The authors examine industries that exploit animals - meat processing companies and agribusinesses; medical experimentation and cosmetic testing facilities; the entertainment industry (circuses, rodeos, zoos, racing, and film-making); the pet industry; the fur and leather industry; and commercial and recreational activities centred on hunting. The authors also consider the adverse environmental effects of animal exploitation from pollution to deforestation and the depletion of biodiversity. In addition, they look at the connections between the poor treatment of animals and human exploitation of immigrants, slaughterhouse and farm workers, as well as the larger issues of globalisation, hunger, and the negative consequences for Third World nations. Highly informative yet very reader-friendly, this book not only explores the connections between animal and human suffering, but also integrates solid information with positive case studies of rescued animals and inspiring stories of individual successes.
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"...presents well documented, full treatments of other ways our capitalistic society subjugates and abuses animals." --Media Mouse, July 3, 2008 "Why Animals Matter vividly demonstrates how Western culture often measures their relationships with animals in profits and pennies. In closing, this books was found to provide readers with opportunities to explore how they know and value their relationships with animals, humans, and the natural world in its completeness." -- Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2009

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