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Animal Rights

Extending the Circle of Compassion

Mark Gold

ISBN: 9781897766163
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Jon Carpenter


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In presenting the case for according rights and dignity to other creatures, Mark Gold argues that compassion for our fellow humans is a prerequisite for sympathy for animals…

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In presenting the case for according rights and dignity to other creatures, Mark Gold argues that compassion for our fellow humans is a prerequisite for sympathy for animals. He shows how, down the years, animal campaigners have played a crucial role in the struggles against slavery, racism and the oppression of women and children.

For those new to the subject, Animal Rights offers a whole new philosophy of life, based on care and compassion for all of creation. For those already converted, here is a heart-warming endorsement of their concerns that demonstrates how a combination of peaceful, determined campaigning and caring consumerism can and does produce results.

After answering all the common arguments and misrepresentations levelled against those who campaign for animal rights, Mark Gold moves from theory to practice, offering advice in the second half of the book on the best available alternatives to the many things we do and buy that depend upon animal exploitation.

Extensive listings of addresses and sources in both Britain and the USA will prove invaluable to old hands and the newly converted alike.

 
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