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Pleasurable KingdomPleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good

By Jonathan Balcombe
Macmillan Publishing Co., 2006.
Provides “both scientific study and anecdote, that the animal kingdom is rich in pleasure.”

 

 

Book Cover: Animal Activists HandbookThe Animal Activists' Handbook: Maximizing Our Positive Impact in Today's World

By Matt Ball & Bruce Friedrich
Lantern books, 2009.
“The authors build a ground-up case for reasoned, impassioned, and joyous activism that makes the most difference possible, and suggest a variety of ways to live a meaningful life through effective and efficient advocacy.”

 

Farm SanctuaryFarm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food

by Gene Baur
Simon & Schuster, 2008.
A thought-provoking investigation of the ethical questions involved in producing animal products and what we each can do to promote compassion.

 

The Emotional Lives of AnimalsThe Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow and Empathy – and Why They Matter

by Mark Bekoff
New World Library, 2007.
Learn about the rich emotional lives of animals, and what we can learn from them.

SlaughterhouseSlaughterhouse

by Gail Eisnetz
Prometheus Books, 1997.
Don’t let the title scare you away.  Everyone should read this book.

 

 

Book Cover: Inner World of Farm AnimalsThe Inner World of Farm Animals: Their Amazing Social, Emotional and Intellectual Capacities

By Amy Hatkoff
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2009
Offers scientific research about the abilities of farmed animals intertwined with stories about farmed animals from sanctuaries.

 

Book Cover: The Face on Your PlateThe Face on Your Plate: The Truth About Food

By Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Norton, 2009.
The author of When Elephants Weep and The Pig Who Sang to the Moon focuses on the impact of our food choices and advocates for a plant-based diet.

 

 

The Pig Who Sang to the MoonThe Pig Who Sang to the Moon: The Emotional World of Farm Animals

By Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Random House, 2003.
Weaving history, literature, science & anecdotes, the author examines the emotions & needs of farm animals.

 

 

When Elephants WeepWhen Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals

by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Delacorte, 1995.
Beautiful, powerful, and compelling stories about animals’ emotional lives.
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DominionDominion

by Matthew Scully
St. Martin’s Press, 2002.
A former Bush speechwriter’s brilliant, powerful, beautifully articulated plea for animals, written for a primarily “conservative” audience.

 

 

Animal LiberationAnimal Liberation

by Peter Singer
Avon, 1975.
The book that launched the animal rights movement – another must-read.

 

 

 

The Dreaded ComparisonThe Dreaded Comparison

by Marjorie Spiegel
A short, provocative book outlining the commonalities between the African slave trade and our treatment of animals today.

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