TY  - BOOK
AU  - Munro,Lyle
TI  - Man is the cruelest animal: essays on the human-animal link 
SN  - 9780949313461
AV  - HV4764 .M365 2021
KW  - Animal welfare
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Australia
KW  - Animal rights activists
KW  - Animal rights
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 1; 2; b
N2  - "Man is the Cruelest Animal features four main themes: History, Cruelty, Activism and Perspectives with each section comprised of four peer-reviewed essays. History describes the centuries-old animal protection societies that preceded the modern movement that emerged in the 1970s. Cruelty explains what drives activist campaigns against factory farming, vivisection and hunting. Activism analyses the educational and intervention strategies and the varied tactics of animal activists in the USA, the UK and Australia. Perspectives identifies some of the conflicts involving counter movements against the theory and practice of animal rights; the prospect for achieving common cause in resolving the worst features of human-animal interactions is also discussed. The concluding section is in two parts: Part 1 focuses on Pandemics and Life Chances, a topic that is of obvious relevance in the current era while Part 2 features an annotated guide to recommended reading on the four main themes covered in the book"--
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