Animal Protection Books
Pleasurable 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.”
Farm 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 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.
Slaughterhouse
by Gail Eisnetz
Prometheus Books, 1997.
Don’t let the title scare you away. Everyone should read this book.
The 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 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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Dominion
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 Liberation
by Peter Singer
Avon, 1975.
The book that launched the animal rights movement – another must-read.
The 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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