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Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare
 
 
Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare (Hardcover)
by Jane Goodall (Foreword), Marc Bekoff (Editor), Carron A. Meaney (Editor)
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Human beings' responsibility to and for their fellow animals has become an increasingly controversial subject. This book provides a provocative overview of the many different perspectives on the issues of animal rights and animal welfare in an easy-to-use encyclopedic format. Original contributions, from over 125 well-known philosophers, biologists, and psychologists in this field, create a well-balanced and multi-disciplinary work. Users will be able to examine critically the varied angles and arguments and gain a better understanding of the history and development of animal rights and animal protectionist movements around the world. Outstanding Reference Source Best Reference Source --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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From the use of animals in experiments to develop medicine for people to the preservation of endangered species in zoos, human beings' responsibility to and for their fellow animals has become an increasingly controversial subject. This book aims to provide an overview of the different perceptives on the issues of animal rights and animal welfare. A wide variety of well-chosen entries, defining terms and concepts and providing brief biographies, are covered: philosophy, psychology, ethology, anthropology, ecology, sociology, law, history, politics, theology, veterinary science and public administration.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for all animal issues, 18 Jul 1998
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I am the major editor of this work. I just wanted to inform interested parties that this Encyclopedia has sold 1500 copies in the first 4 weeks it's been available.
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