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Books : Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights
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Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights from: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Vegetarian Books Price: £12.99 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 179.30973 EAN: 9780742549937 ISBN: 0742549933 Label: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: August 28, 2005 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Studio: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Sales Rank: 241099 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Good but not what I expectedI'm a big animal rights supporter so I bought this book thinking there'd be tips and that kind of stuff on activism. Instead it's more about theories, the connection between the human mind and animals. Sure, it is interesting in the sense that you are able to answer yourself some questions like, "Why do people wear fur?" but if you're looking for something to help you become more involved in animal rights activism or give you ideas on that sort of thing then this isn't the book you should buy. Rating:  - Empty Cages - phenomenal!This is one of the most astonishing books I have ever read! You will come away from it a changed person. Your relationship to the whole animal world, to your perception of our kindred species, to the clothes you wear and the food you put in your mouth - will be totally different. Empty Cages is an exceptional tour de force. Brilliantly written. I can't recommend it more highly. Buy it and tell all your friends about it! This is a book that could literally change the world. As Jane Goodall says, everyone should have a copy on their book shelves. Rating: - this book will change your values if you let itSome people really like cats, dogs or horses but limit their thinking about animals to establishing the best way to feed, train, exercise or house their own particular pet. Maybe you like watching documentaries about wildlife too ? David Attenborough for example is educative and entertaining. I myself am a person like this, and after reading this great, passionate book I now realise that this is not enough. Tom Regan says he wrote this book for people like me and succeeds in presenting his 'strong' animal rights stance in a very persuasive way. He begins with the idea of moral rights for humans and their abuse by other humans, goes on to animals rights using the same implacable logic. My end-of-book problems are really ... Read More: |
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