Why animals matter
Subtitle: the case for animal protection
By: Erin E. Williams & Margo DeMello.
Contributors: DeMello, Margo.
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Amherst, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9781591025238
Subjects: Animal rights -- United States.; Animal welfare -- United States.
Description: A comprehensive overview of human and environmental exploitation of animals including those used for experimental purposes, product testing, and animals raised for food or clothing or used in the entertainment business.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why care about protecting animals?; title: The meat industry : animals as food; title: Hunting : animals as game and pests; title: The textile industry : animals as clothing; title: The animal experimentation industry : animals as tools; title: The pet industry : animals as family; title: The entertainment industry : animals as amusement; title: Conclusion : a new relationship with animals.