TITLE: Protect Your Pets: More Shocking Facts
AUTHOR: Ann N. Martin
PUBLISHER: New Sage Press
ISBN: 0-939165-42-2
ABOUT THE BOOK: The pet food industry and its allies dictate thinking for pet owners and veterinarians on feeding pets. Protect Your Pet discusses important problems the industry refuses to address. It also documents truths on other issues that veterinarians choose to ignore. This book is an essential resource that all pet owners should read.
~Donald R. Strombeck, DVM, PhD Professor Emeritus, UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine
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TITLE: Hospice Hounds, Animals and Healing at the Borders of Death
AUTHOR: Michelle A. Rivera
PUBLISHER: Lantern Books
ISBN: 1-930051-36-0
ABOUT THE BOOK: Hospice Hounds contains the heartwarming and inspiring true stories of two dogs -- Woody, a yellow Labrador, and Katie, an Australian shepherd -- and their therapeutic influences on terminally ill patients at a South Florida hospice facility. The results have been extraordinary -- people who were in their last days were given joy and companionship when they feared dying, or were closed off from all contact, human or otherwise. Rivera explores the hospice movement and the increasingly convincing data that show that nonhuman animals offer a profound way for human beings to deal with isolation, suffering, and the great transition from life to death. She also reveals how animals touch us in a way that challenges our attitudes toward God, gentle living, and our misdirected sense of superiority over other species. But don't be afraid to read this book for fear you will cry tears of sadness or even joy, there is comedy to be found here and the book resonates with Irish humor and human silliness. This book would make a great gift for anyone who adores dogs, who has experienced hospice either firsthand or vicariously through a loved one, or who simply wants to explore creative ways in which to involve dogs in every aspect of our lives (where they joyfully belong!)
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TITLE: Saving Emily
AUTHOR: Nicholas Read
PUBLISHER: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1-57392-897-6
ABOUT THE BOOK: When twelve-year-old Chris moves with his mother from the city to the country, he is sure he'll never fit in. The country is strange and lonely compared to the city, and the other kids, mostly from ranching families, have known each other all their lives. No one is eager to make friends with the newcomer until he meets Gina, a free-spirited girl with a love of animals. Emily, a heifer born on a nearby ranch, doesn't fit in, either. After a few happy months on the ranch, she faces the cruel realities of branding, the livestock auction, confinement in a feedlot, and a frightening ride in a cattle truck. While the other cattle accept their fate at the hands of humans, Emily longs for a life where she is in charge of her own destiny. When Gina introduces Chris to a neighbor who buys ranch animals and brings them to his Rescue Ranch to live out their lives in peace, Chris and Emily are brought together in a life-and-death adventure. Gina and Chris will have a good plan to rescue Emily - but will it be enough to save her life?
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TITLE: Beauty in the Beasts: True Stories of Animals Who Choose to Do Good
AUTHOR: Kristin von Kreisler
ISBN: 1-58542093-X
ABOUT THE BOOK: As the author of more than 200 articles about animals for publications such as Woman's Day, Parade, Glamour, and the Los Angeles Times, Kristin von Kreisler has become a well-known advocate for animals in the United States. In Beauty in the Beasts, she presents her belief that animals are capable of virtuousness. To prove her point, von Kreisler supplies hundreds of true stories of animals' doing good, each divided according to the virtue demonstrated: compassion, loyalty, courage, fortitude, resourcefulness, cooperation, generosity, sensitivity.
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TITLE: Campaigning Against Cruelty: The hundred year history of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection
AUTHOR: Emma Hopley
PUBLISHER: British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection
ISBN: 1-870356-16-0
ABOUT THE BOOK: This book traces the growth of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection from one woman's inspiration 100 years ago, into one of Europe's foremost animal protection organizations. In this captivating book, written to commemorate BUAV's centenary, Emma Hopley blends history with manifesto to capture the passion of 100 years of campaigning, including both the set backs and the triumphs. Richly illustrated from BUAV's unique archive collection this book offers a fascinating and inspiring insight into its history up to, and including, the present day. The author offers many snapshot views of people, places, policies and politics. She charts the emergence of organized campaigning tactics over the past 100 years -- from the pamphlets and placards of the brave 19th century anti-vivisection pioneers to the multimedia advertising campaigns and undercover investigations of the 1980's and 1990's. Campaigning Against Cruelty combines the readability of a good novel with meticulous research and will grip your attention from start to finish.
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TITLE: Found Dogs: Tales of Strays Who Landed on Their Feet
AUTHOR: Elise Lufkin
PUBLISHER: Howell Book House, A Simon & Schuster Macmillan Company
ISBN: 0-87605-597-8
ABOUT THE BOOK: In FOUND DOGS you will learn how celebrity dog adopters such as Al Gore, Peter Mayle, and Jamie Lee Curtis have been touched by their pets, as well as the stories of everyday people from all walks of life whose mutts have literally changed their lives. You will meet found dogs who are service dogs, protectors and friends who offer solace, aid, companionship and inspiration.
Cindy Lou, a stray that was adopted by a theatrical animal trainer who took her on the road to understudy Sandy in Annie Warbucks. To his amazement, Cindy Lou performed the part better than the dog they had originally picked for the role, and she ended up finishing the national run and opening New York production. She is currently starring in the Broadway revival of Annie.
Hugo, whose owner, Nancy, is legally deaf. Hugo is Nancy's ear; he jumps when the doorbell rings, alerts her if the smoke alarm sounds, and fetches her when the microwave beeps.
Daisy, a wounded stray who could barely walk, was found by a family who was vacationing on a lake in Tennessee. The family took her to a veterinarian and nursed her back to health. Not only can she walk again, but she even jogs daily with her owner -- Vice President Al Gore.
Jett, who came to live with Jefferson, a physically impaired child. Jett himself was physically impaired when adopted due to a bout with a virus. Boy and dog immediately bonded, and each has since succeeded and flourished largely due to their friendship with one another.
Dorsey, a timid German shepherd, abused by a previous owner, who came out of his shell thanks to a loving family. He is now a qualified Search and Rescue dog and a frequent visitor to a local nursing home where he has charmed all the residents with his calm friendliness.
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TITLE: Communicating with Animals:
The Spiritual Connection Between People and Animals
AUTHOR: Arthur Myers
PUBLISHER: Contemporary Books
ISBN: 0-8092-3149-2
ABOUT THE BOOK: Can you talk with animals? Of course you can say "Sit, Rover" or "Here, Kitty Kitty" and garner the appropriate response from your four-legged friend - a meow, a bark, the wag of a tail. Everyone knows that domesticated animals can be taught to understand the things you say to them. But wouldn't it be wonderful to know when they wanted to play, when they weren't feeling so well, when they were hungry, and even when they were ready to leave this world and enter another? Thousands of animal lovers have discovered that they can carry on meaningful, nonverbal conversations with animals and create a spiritual connection. In Communicating with Animals, a veteran reporter Arthur Myers explores the phenomenon of human-animal communications. Using hundreds of case studies, he introduces readers to the homesick racehorse who "told" of her depression and was cured, the cockatoo who was concerned about his owner's mental problems, and the two lost cats who telepathically guided their owners to them from thousands of miles away. The skeptic and the animal lover in you will learn the history of animal communications, see the compelling evidence of animal reincarnation, and find out how to use your untapped mind power to form the psychic links necessary to "converse" with animals.
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TITLE: All For Animals: Tips and Inspiration for Living a More Compassionate Life
AUTHOR: Karen Lee Stevens
PUBLISHER: Fithian Press
ISBN: 1-56474-364-0
ABOUT THE BOOK: As a compassionate person, you may have asked yourself, "What can I do to help animals?" As Margaret Mead once said, "It only takes the action of a few concerned individuals to change the world; in fact, it is the only thing that has."
All for Animals will show you have to: * Purchase household products, cosmetics, and personal care products that have not been tested on animals (more than 200 companies are listed in this book) * Curb the pet overpopulation problem through spaying and neutering * Change your vocabulary to elevate the status of animals * Help animals in laboratories * Make cruelty-free investments and donations * Make your holidays cruelty-free * Learn to coexist with wildlife * Be healthier through your food choices
By starting with these simple things, you'll make a world of difference in the lives of your animal friends!
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TITLE: My Cat Saved My Life
AUTHOR: Phillip Schreibman
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam
ISBN: 1-58542-063-8
ABOUT THE BOOK: My Cat Saved My Life is one of those unexpected books, like Jonathan Livingston Seagull or Ishmael, with the power to change lives. A self-published success, it is the true story of a man who learned to live and rebuild his life through the lessons taught to him by the cat whose own life he had saved. It tells how one human found the way to reconnect to his essential being through the friendship of a beloved pet, and how his entire life was then forever changed. Phillip Schreibman rescued a sickly, stray kitten when he was struggling with both his parent's deaths. The emotions he experienced had driven him into a deep depression, which had begun to fracture his relationships, disconnect him from the everyday world, and impair his work as a composer.
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TITLE: Nature's Chicken: The Story of Today's Chicken Farms
AUTHOR: Dr. Nigel Burroughs
PUBLISHER: Book Publishing Company
ISBN: 0-913990-92-2
ABOUT THE BOOK: This cleverly illustrated children's book is an informative guide to the realities of modern chicken farming. Clearly written with a touch of humor, it is a wonderful way to learn compassion and respect for animals. A percentage of all proceeds from the book goes directly to benefit animals and fight animal cruelty.
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TITLE: Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide To Adopting A Healthy Plant-Based Diet
AUTHORS: Brenda Davis, R.D. Vesanto Melina, M.S., R.D.
PUBLISHER: Book Publishing Company
ISBN: 1-57067-103-6
ABOUT THE BOOK: The latest information on eating a nutritious plant-based diet. Two of North America's foremost vegetarian dietitians present up-to-date findings on: * How a vegan diet can protect against cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses * Getting all the protein you need without meat * Why good fats are vital to health and how to get them * Meeting your needs for calcium without dairy products * What vegans need to know about B12 * Balanced vegan diets for infants, children, and seniors * Pregnancy and breast-feeding tips for vegan moms * Considerations for overweight, underweight, and eating disorders * Achieving peak performance as a vegan athlete * How to deal gracefully with a non vegan world.
Plus: The Vegan Food Guide At a Glance - how to get all the nutrition you need in your daily meals.
Every day, more people are shifting toward a plant-based diet without meat, eggs, and dairy products, and avoiding animal products in their cosmetics, clothing, and other household items. Whether you're concerned about your health, the preservation of the environment, or the suffering of food animals, Becoming Vegan provides the information you need to eat well on a vegan diet and provide nutritious vegan meals for your family and friends.
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TITLE: Milk A - Z
AUTHOR: Robert Cohen
PUBLISHER: Argus Publishing, Inc
ISBN: 0-9659196-8-4
ABOUT THE BOOK: It looks like a children's book, but open the cover and a magnificent work of art is revealed. Each letter of the alphabet is beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Brian Vigorita, whose unique style qualifies him as the Erte of the health movement. The hard cover book contains overwhelming, easy-to-read, scientific references from allergies to zits compiled by author Robert Cohen, proving that cows milk should not be consumed by humans.
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TITLE: Vegetarian Food For Thought: Quotations & Inspirations
AUTHOR: Gail Davis
PUBLISHER: New Sage Press
ISBN: 0-939165-36-8
ABOUT THE BOOK: More than two hundred inspiring servings of vegetarian words of wisdom from voices throughout history. Inspiring words can be a gift for any one seeking a more compassionate lifestyle. Vegetarian Food for Thought: Quotations & Inspirations offers pearls of wisdom and inspiration from vegetarians, past and present, as well as some surprising comments on vegetarianism from the unlikeliest of sources. Vegetarianism has existed since the beginning of recorded history. Issues of importance to contemporary vegetarians such as animal welfare, personal health, and the earth's ecology were discussed and declared by philosophers, poets, scientists and social reformers throughout recorded history. There have always been individuals who have abstained from eating meat, and who have spoken out boldly for their beliefs. The words of these great thinkers call out from the past and mingle with the voices of contemporary vegetarians. This comprehensive collection will re-inspire individuals who already live a vegetarian lifestyle as well as reach out to touch those who are just beginning to reflect on their dietary choices.
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TITLE: The Art of Tofu: Celebrated Vegetarian Recipes From Around The World
AUTHOR: Akasha Richmond
PUBLISHER: Morinaga Publications
ISBN: 0-9664543-0-8
ABOUT THE BOOK: Chinatown Lettuce Tacos with Plum Sauce, Australian Pumpkin Soup, Louisiana Tofu Cakes, Spicy Mumbai Potatoes, and Creamy Peanut Butter Pie. ....These are just a few of the 50 celebrated vegetarian recipes featured in this gourmet cookbook by Akasha Richmond. Akasha's background in healthy vegetarian cooking and her global travels come together to bring you this unique cookbook with delicious tofu recipes from around the world. In additon, Akasha gives you tips on how to freeze, blend, store and bake with tofu, the "versatile and indispensable" key ingredient to her world-class recipes. Whether you're a longtime tofu fan or a tofu novice, you'll find that The Art of Tofu will take you on a culinary journey beyond your expectations.
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TITLE: I Can't Believe It's Not Meat
Make Your Favorite Recipes with Quick-Cooking Soy Meat Substitutes
AUTHOR: Roger, Diana & Monty Kilburn
PUBLISHER: Book Publishing Company
ISBN: 1-57067-088-9
ABOUT THE BOOK: Textured Soy - The solution for feeding meatless meals to your hard-to-please family. Eating soy foods as part of the nutritious, low-fat diet can help you reduce your risk for heart disease. But what do you do if your family balks at the idea of eating something they can't recognize?
Textured soy may be the answer for you. It's a completely vegetarian soy food that comes in a variety of sizes and colors to look like everything from ground beef and chicken chunks to sliced beef and chicken breasts. It comes dehydrated, so it'll keep on your kitchen shelf until you're ready to use it. And textured soy is so easy to cook with you can slip it into any of your favorite dishes.
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TITLE: Kids Can Cook: Vegetarian Recipes
AUTHOR: Dorothy R. Bates
PUBLISHER: Book Publishing Company
ISBN: 1-57067-086-2
ABOUT THE BOOK: Delicious vegetarian foods that kids like to eat and cook themselves. A growing number of today's young people are interested in becoming vegetarians. But parents who aren't vegetarians themselves don't always know how to make sure their vegetarian youngsters are getting the nutrition they need. And with busy schedules, it isn't always easy for parents to cook separate dishes for both the vegetarians and non-vegetarians in the family. Kids Can Cook is perfect for kids who want to try their hand at creating their own tasty meatless dishes, and for parents who want recipes that are nutritious and easy to prepare.
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TITLE: Meatless Burgers: Over 50 Quick & Easy Recipes for America's Favorite Food
AUTHOR: Louise Hagler
PUBLISHER: Book Publishing Company
ISBN: 1-57067-087-0
ABOUT THE BOOK: Now America's favorite food is not only tasty, it is good for you too. Meatless Burgers will show you have to give this classic food exciting new flavor and texture. Louise Hagler uses a wide assortment of grains, beans, and vegetables to transform the ordinary burger into something truly wonderful. These burgers are healthful, easy to prepare, and delicious. And how about some tasty, low-fat accompaniments? Inside you will find everything from wholesome homemade buns to condiments, side dishes, and great nondairy shakes.
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TITLE: Burgers 'N Fries 'N Cinnamon Buns:
Low-Fat, Meatless Versions of Fast Food Favorites
AUTHOR: Bobbie Hinman
PUBLISHER: Book Publishing Company
ISBN: 0-913990-16-7
ABOUT THE BOOK: Most of us know we should eat a diet low in fat and cholesterol, but does that mean no more milkshakes, French fries or pizza? Not according to Bobbie Hinman, who has skillfully created nutritious recipes you can have fun with. Burgers 'n Fries 'n cinnamon Buns features meatless and egg free versions of popular fast food favorites that you can now make at home: tacos, burritos, and fajitas; pizza and subs; Chinese favorites; reubens and knishes; cheesecake, muffins, and cinnamon buns; and of course, burgers and fries. Soy or non-dairy substitutes are given for dairy ingredients.
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TITLE: Vegetarian Cooking for Dummies
AUTHOR: Suzanne Havala, M.S., R.D.
PUBLISHER: Hungry Minds
ISBN: 0-7645-5350-X
ABOUT THE BOOK: Discover how to: * Cook to improve your health * Enjoy a world of new foods * Maintain good nutrition * Please meat-eaters with vegetarian meals * Make favourite recipes meatless. This is the fun and easy cookbook for new vegetarians and non-vegetarians looking to cook healthful, delicious, meat-free meals. Includes 100 recipes, plus how to adapt non-vegetarian recipes, nutrition myths and realities, and tips for cooking for vegetarian and non-vegetarian families. You may want to cook vegetarian foods for good health or for ethical reasons, but the best reason is that vegetarian foods taste delicious! Find out how to make satisfying, flavorful meals without meat - or dairy products and eggs if you choose - and dig into tempting dishes like Fresh Avocado and Lime Dip, Pasta Primavera, Vegetarian Chili with Cashews, and Decadent Chocolate Tofu Cheesecake (you'll love it!).
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TITLE: Chinese Vegetarian Cookery
AUTHOR: Jack Santa Maria
PUBLISHER: Book Publishing Company
ISBN: 1-57067-093-5
ABOUT THE BOOK: This superb collection of vegetarian recipes from all over China is remarkable for its easy-to-use accessibility. The recipes, spiced mildly for Western tastes, are often quick to prepare and use easy-to-find ingredients. The Chinese have always been aware of the link between diet and health, whether physical, mental or spiritual. The ethic of Taoism and Chan Buddhism is strongly vegetarian. The 219 recipes chosen here reflect the traditional Chinese concern to make nutritionally balanced, economical and non-wasteful. The recipes are mainly from the northern (Mongolian and Peking), Shanghai and Sichuan styles, which are less well known in the West than the southern (Cantonese) style. The recipes fall into several categories such as Rice, Noodles, Breads, Pancakes, Dumplings, Bean Curd, Soups, Legumes, Vegetables, Cold Dishes, Fungi, Sauces, and sweets. There are also chapters on Preparation and Utensils, Serving and Chopsticks, Spices, Basic Ingredients, Weights and Measures, Tea and Wine. The recipes are complemented by a discussion of the historical and philosophical background to Chinese cuisine, and of the development of regional styles of cookery. For good measure, there are three short stores from the Tales of Mu. Chinese Vegetarian Cookery is for those who seek to create that magical blend of the five flavours, the five textures, the five harmonies and the five criteria of deliciousness.
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TITLE: A Vegetarian Doctor Speaks Out
AUTHOR: Charles R. Attwood, M.D., F.A.A.P.
PUBLISHER: Hohm Press
ISBN: 0-934252-85-8
ABOUT THE BOOK:
"......may be the most useful book on health and nutrition you will ever read."
Neal Barnard, M.D., President, Physician's Committee for Responsible
Medicine; author of Eat Right, Live Longer and Foods Can Save Your Life.
......."Dr. Attwood is eminently qualified to write this book. His impressive credentials include his long experience as a physician, his compassion for children, and his profound commitment to seeking the truth about health for the whole family. Give this book a read."
T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., Jacob Gould Schurman , Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry, Cornell University.
......."Dr. Attwood is making a major contribution to humanity..." Deepak Chopra, M.D.
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TITLE: Eat Right Live Longer: Using The Natural Power of Foods to Age-Proof Your Body
AUTHOR: Neal Barnard, M.D.
PUBLISHER: Three Rivers Press
ISBN : 0-517-88778-9
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Dr. Barnard, an authority on nutrition and health, has designed an eight-step program for age-proofing your body. By following Dr. Barnard's guidelines in Eat Right, Live Longer, you will learn how to choose specific foods for strengthening bones, cleaning arteries, dissolving fat, rejuvenating skin, and boosting the immune system, so you can look years younger and feel more energetic than ever before. The aging process is not totally inevitable, nor is it always irreversible. It is the result of specific chemical assaults on the body, much of which can be significantly counteracted by the foods you choose to eat. While we have yet to find the fountain of youth, the next best thing is an enlightened diet. Engaging but straightforward, Eat Right, Live Longer is a practical guide that focuses on specific ways to enhance and maintain the body's health and youthfulness. Dr. Barnard's nutrition strategies begin by defending the cells of your body against free radicals and chemical assaults that are fundamental to the aging process. Next, you will learn how foods can balance your natural hormones to help you look and feel younger. In an easy, step-by-step approach, Dr. Barnard shows how you can rejuvenate your bones, your blood vessels, your ability to burn calories, and even your skin and hair. Eat Right, Live Longer also sets the record straight on fat and sugar intake, the effects of various vitamins and minerals, caffeine and alcohol, as well as hormone therapy, free-radicals, cancer prevention, and other important subjects. A menu-planning section provides the essential methods to incorporate Dr. Barnard's prescriptions into your daily diet, along with cooking techniques, shopping tips, pantry staples, and dozens of delicious no-guilt recipes that ensure a smooth transition to eating smart and living longer.
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TITLE: Vegetarian Cooking for People with Allergies: Wheat and Dairy-Free
AUTHOR: Raphael Rettner, D.C.
PUBLISHER: Book Publishing Company
ISBN: 1-57067-045-5
ABOUT THE BOOK: Food allergies don't have to mean an end to good eating! If eating your favorite foods is giving you abdominal pain, a runny nose, sinus congestion, bloating, headaches, or any one of a number of common discomforts, you may have a food allergy. Allergies are often caused by the foods you eat most frequently: wheat, dairy products, eggs, tomatoes, peanuts, and soy-foods. If you had to eliminate any one of these foods, would you find yourself at a loss of something to eat? You don't have to. Dr. Raphael Rettner, a chiropractor in private practice for over 10 years, has helped many of his patients identify their food allergies and overcome the limitations these allergies present. His vegetarian recipes will make great alternatives for your favorite dishes, without the foods that cause allergies. Enjoy wheat-and egg-free breads and other baked goods, and dairy-free sauces and desserts. You'll also find dozens of quick salad combinations, an infinite number of meatless burger possibilities, how to make a great stir-fry with almost anything you have around the house, dairy-and-tomato-free pizza toppings, and endless combinations for nutritious, delicious candies. Each recipe comes with a nutritional analysis and symbols indicating which recipes are free of foods which might cause you problems, so you can find the right recipes for you, quickly and easily!
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TITLE: Defending Animal Rights
AUTHOR: Tom Regan
PUBLISHER: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0-252-026611-X
ABOUT THE BOOK: Tom Regan, universally recognized as the intellectual leader of the animal rights movement, presents a historically important, multifaceted discussion of some responses to the question, "Do animals have rights?" More than a contest of wills representing professional and economic interests, the animal rights debate is also a divisive, enduring topic in normative ethical theory. Addressing key issues in this sometimes acrimonious debate, Regan responds thoughtfully to his critics while dismantling the conception that "all and only" human beings are worthy of the moral status that is the basis of rights. In a set of essays that reflects his thinking on animal and human rights over the past decade, Regan sketches the philosophical positions espoused by those who want to abolish animal exploitation, reform it to minimize suffering, or maintain the status quo. He considers the moral grounds for limiting human freedom when it comes to human interactions with nonhuman animals. He puts the issue of animal rights in historical context, drawing parallels between animal rights activism and other social movements, including the antislavery movement in the nineteenth century and the gay-lesbian struggle today. He also outlines the challenges posed by deep ecology and eco feminism to using animals for human purposes and addresses the ethical dilemma of the animal rights advocate whose employer uses animals for research. Systematically unraveling claims that human beings are rational and therefore entitled to superior moral status, Regan defends the inherent value of all individuals who are "subjects of a life" and decries the speciesism that pretends to separate human from nonhuman animals. Independent of any benefits humans might derive from exploiting animals, Regan shows how, on a philosophical level, there is no sustainable defense for separating human and nonhuman animals as beings of absolute, as opposed to instrumental, value.
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TITLE: Beyond The Law
AUTHOR: David J. Wolfson
PUBLISHER: Farm Sanctuary
ISBN: 0-9656377-1-9
ABOUT THE BOOK: Beyond the Law was first published in 1996 by Archimedian Press, a project of the late Henry Spira and Animal Rights International. In his Publisher's Note, Henry wrote, "Beyond the Law is designed to bring to the public's attention the world of misery in which more than eight billion farm animals live, suffer and die in violence each year in the USA." Farm Sanctuary thanks Henry Spira for his work on behalf of farm animals and Animal Rights International for helping to fund this updated version of Beyond the Law.
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TITLE: Free The Animals
AUTHOR: Ingrid Newkirk, President, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
PUBLISHER: Lantern Books
ISBN: 1-930051-22-0
ABOUT THE BOOK: The shattering account of one woman's struggle against the forces supporting the abuse of animals, Free the Animals is the best-selling and action-packed story of underground adventure, as well as an eloquent plea for the rights of nonhuman animals. Free the Animals is the story of Valerie, a 23-year-old police officer in Montgomery County, Maryland, whose world was turned upside down when she learned about the abuses of animals in laboratories. The book describes how this law-abiding woman came to challenge the system by taking direct action and examines why ordinary people are moved to do extraordinary things on behalf of animals. This edition of Free the Animals has been updated with a new foreword by Chrissie Hynde, lead singer of the rock group The Pretenders.
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TITLE: Animals on the Agenda
AUTHOR: Andrew Linzey and Dorothy Yamamoto
PUBLISHER: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0-252-06761-4
ABOUT THE BOOK: This encyclopedic volume is the most comprehensive collection of original studies on animals and theology ever published. Contributors from both sides of the Atlantic tackle fundamental questions about theology and how it is put into practice. Do animals have immortal souls? Does Christ's reconciling work include animals? Contributors address these issues and more in the context of scriptural perspectives, the Christian tradition, historical disputes, and obligations to animals. As Andrew Linzey points out in his introduction, it cannot be right for theological practitioners to carry on their business as though the world of animals were invisible. Mainstream Christianity still propagates a range of ideas about animals that are hugely detrimental to their status and welfare. This important volume argues that it is time for a change.
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TITLE: Writings on an Ethical Life
AUTHOR: Peter Singer
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
ISBN: 0-06-019838-9
ABOUT THE BOOK: Love him or hate him, you certainly can't ignore him. For the past twenty years, Australian philosopher and professor of bioethics Peter Singer has pushed the hot buttons of our collective conscience. In addition to writing the book that sparked the modern animal rights movement. Singer has challenged our most closely held beliefs on the sanctity of human life, the moral obligations of citizens of affluent nations toward those living in the poorest countries of the world, and much more, with arguments that intrigue as often and as powerfully as they incite. Writings on an Ethical Life offers a comprehensive collection of Singer's best and most provocative writing, as chosen by Singer himself. Among the controversial subjects addressed are the moral status of animals, environmental accountability, abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, and the
ultimate choice of living an ethical life. This book provides an unsurpassed one-volume view of both the underpinnings and the applications of Singer's governing philosophy.
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TITLE: Compassionate Living for Healing, Wholeness & Harmony
AUTHOR: Joanne Stepaniak
PUBLISHER: Keats Publishing/McGraw-Hill Publishing
ISBN: 0-658-01088-3
ABOUT THE BOOK: Compassionate Living for Healing, Wholeness & Harmony is a compelling, practical, and down-to-earth guide to serenity and inner freedom. Through a graceful blend of instruction, revelation, and inspiration, it presents fresh, uncluttered insights that offer hope and incisive guidance to all who search for purpose, meaning, and a life filled with peace and contentment. People give life to their compassion by making it a conscious, dynamic part of their intention and action. Once "engaged," compassion plays an infinitely powerful role in healing, wholeness, and serenity on earth. Like the rings that form around a pebble tossed into a pond, compassion has a ripple effect, which fosters universal harmony that can gently touch friends, strangers, the animal kingdom and, ultimately, all of earth's inhabitants. Compassionate Living for Healing, Wholeness & Harmony gives readers the keys to activate their hearts and inner wisdom. By creating positive and lasting cultural change through engaged compassion, readers of Compassionate Living for Healing, Wholeness & Harmony can ultimately and favorably impact the course of humankind's shared future. Compassionate Living for Healing, Wholeness & Harmony gracefully teaches readers to learn to fully develop their innate empathy by opening the twenty "gateways" to engaged compassion. These gateways are divided into four categories or portals that collectively create the foundation for a fully compassionate existence.
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