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Making a Stand for Animals

By Oscar Horta
Routledge June 2022

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ISBN-13
9781032259758
Publisher
Routledge
Publication
June 2022
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Engaging and thought-provoking, this book examines how humans see and treat other animals and argues that we should extend equal consideration and respect to all beings, human and nonhuman alike.

Our world is plighted by ‘isms’ – racism, sexism and ageism to name a few – but we may have overlooked a very important one: speciesism. Speciesism is a form of discrimination against those who don’t belong to a certain species and it is a concept which raises controversial questions over humanity’s complicated and often controversial relationship with other animals. It drives us to see non-human animals as objects, rather than individuals with their own interests and with the ability to feel and suffer. Our feelings of superiority have empowered us to feel entitled to own animals as pets, to eat them, to use them for entertainment and we have created an environment where cruel treatment is a common occurrence. This book questions all of the assumptions speciesism is based upon. Thinking about how animals are used as well as the suffering of wild animals, and what the future may be for all beings, this book advocates for society to seriously take into account the interests of all animals.

For all who care about animals, or simply how to make the world a better place, this book is essential reading.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Speciesism: a form of discrimination
2. Feeling and suffering
3. Harming animals
4. Making the connection
5. Living without exploiting animals: questions and answers
6. In defense of animals!
7. Conclusion: making a stand for a better world
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