Review
"Scully's riveting account... shows how unspeakable and systematic animal cruelty is the currency of a soulless industry that has shattered American rural communities, poisoned our soils, air, and water, made family farmers an endangered species, and undermined our democracy. Scully's book gently questions whether we can foster human dignity in a society that treats other sentient beings as production units." --- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
"Matthew Scully has set forth a case - in a wry and riveting manner - that will resonate with any reader who values logical reasoning and ethical conduct. I expect that Dominion will be the most influential book on animal protection in the last twenty-five years." -- Wayne Pacelle, Senior Vice President, The Humane Society of the United States
"Matthew Scully has set forth a case - in a wry and riveting manner - that will resonate with any reader who values logical reasoning and ethical conduct. I expect that Dominion will be the most influential book on animal protection in the last twenty-five years." -- Wayne Pacelle, Senior Vice President, The Humane Society of the United States
Product Description
Dominion explores the many ways in which our society has created a climate of exploitation and cruelty toward animals, and the justifications used to maintain our dominion over animals. Our treatment of animals is a measure of our humanity and gives Dominion its Biblical impact.
It is both a masterpiece of investigative journalism, exposing the world of factory farming, but also an eloquent and powerful account of the obligations owed to animals. At once humane, grounded in a sense of morality and scientific study Matthew Scully has defined the issue of animal rights and has produced a life-changing book that is a call to arms for anyone who has anything to do with animals (and that includes eating them).
It is both a masterpiece of investigative journalism, exposing the world of factory farming, but also an eloquent and powerful account of the obligations owed to animals. At once humane, grounded in a sense of morality and scientific study Matthew Scully has defined the issue of animal rights and has produced a life-changing book that is a call to arms for anyone who has anything to do with animals (and that includes eating them).
