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Author Bekoff, Marc.

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

Publication Info. Boston : Shambhala ; [New York] : Distributed in the United States by Random House, 2007.

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Location Call No. Status
 Southington Library - Adult  179.3 BEK    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  179.3 B424A    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  179.3 BEKOFF    Check Shelf
Description xxi, 202 pages ; 22 cm
Note Rev. ed. of : Strolling with our kin.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-185) and index.
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.
Subject Animal welfare.
Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Added Author Bekoff, Marc Strolling with our kin.
ISBN 9781590305225 alkaline paper
1590305221 alkaline paper
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