The convenant of the wild
Subtitle: why animals chose domestication : with a new preface
By: Stephen Budiansky.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: Domestic animals -- Origin.; Domestic animals -- Evolution.; Philosophy of nature.
Description: "Animal-rights extremists argue that eating meat is murder and that pets are slaves. This compelling reappraisal of the human-animal bond, however, shows that domestication of animals is not an act of exploitation but a brilliantly successful evolutionary strategy that has benefited humans and animals alike."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-180) and index.
Originally published: New York : W. Morrow, c1992.