Animal Rights
A Reference Handbook
2nd Edition
Published on 27. October 2009
Book
Hardback
324 pages
978-1-59884-191-6 (ISBN)
Description
This revised edition helps readers understand and develop their own opinions on the fundamental issues, enduring controversies, and critical developments associated with animal rights.
First published in 1994, Animal Rights: A Reference Handbook was widely acclaimed for its objective look at the ways in which humans treat animals. Extensively revised and updated, this new edition explores the basis for current perspectives on animal rights by addressing the relationship between humans and animals from scientific, philosophical, legal, and religious points of view.
Animal Rights: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition maintains the balance and accessibility of the first edition, letting readers decide the bounds of human responsibility toward animals. It surveys a wide range of controversies surrounding the use of animals in such fields as the food industry, medical research, and the realm of entertainment, as well as the tremendous surge in scientific discoveries and technological advances that have led to new conversations on animal rights in the 21st century.
First published in 1994, Animal Rights: A Reference Handbook was widely acclaimed for its objective look at the ways in which humans treat animals. Extensively revised and updated, this new edition explores the basis for current perspectives on animal rights by addressing the relationship between humans and animals from scientific, philosophical, legal, and religious points of view.
Animal Rights: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition maintains the balance and accessibility of the first edition, letting readers decide the bounds of human responsibility toward animals. It surveys a wide range of controversies surrounding the use of animals in such fields as the food industry, medical research, and the realm of entertainment, as well as the tremendous surge in scientific discoveries and technological advances that have led to new conversations on animal rights in the 21st century.
Reviews / Votes
Animal Rights: A Reference Handbook provides a handy basic introduction for someone interested in the topic of animal rights as well as covering resources that would be very useful basis for term paper writers. The Handbook is recommended for public and high school libraries as well as college libraries serving undergraduate students. * ARBAonline * This reference work on animal rights has been comprehensively updated in its second edition. Author Sherry (educator and author) examines the increasing controversy over the uses and treatment of animals and the views and sympathies of animal rights advocates, professionals who work with animals, and the general public. He explores those points of view by discussing the relationships between humans and animals from scientific, philosophical, legal, and religious perspectives. New features of the second edition include: updated biographical sketches and 20 new entries, a greatly expanded bibliography, a clarification of the differences between animal rights and animal welfare, and relevant key concepts such as anthropomorphism, sentience, sapience, and pain and suffering. * Reference & Research Book News * Clifford Sherry undertook an immense project and did it well. Anyone with an interest in this issue should have this book at hand. * Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science *More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
624 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59884-191-6 (9781598841916)
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Person
Clifford J. Sherry is a retired senior scientist. His published works include ABC-CLIO's Endangered Species: A Reference Handbook and Animal Rights: A Reference Handbook.
Content
List of Tables,
Preface,
Acknowledgments,
1 Historical and Philosophical Backgrounds,
What Are Humans, Anyway?,
How Do We Use Animals?,
Agricultural Animals,
Companion Animals,
Service Animals,
Entertainment,
Pests,
What Is a Right?,
Do Animals Have Rights?,
Religious Viewpoint,
Secular Viewpoint (Philosophical),
Secular Viewpoint (Legal),
How about Dogs?,
What about Service Animals?,
What of the Pests?,
Key Concepts,
Anthropomorphism,
Speciesism,
Sentience,
Pain and Suffering,
Pain,
Background,
Studying Pain,
Theories of Pain,
Suffering,
Religious Viewpoint,
Secular Viewpoint,
Summary,
References,
2 Problems and Controversies,
Agriculture,
Agricultural Animal Welfare Issues,
Enter the 21st Century,
Science,
How Do Scientists Do Science?,
Testing! Testing! Who Do We Test? Why Do We Test?,
Education,
Animal Fighting,
Dog Fighting,
Cock Fighting,
Bullfighting,
Hunting,
Fox Hunting,
Coon Hunting,
Entertainment,
Circus,
Films and Television,
Rodeo,
Zoos,
Marine Mammal Theme Parks,
Fashion,
Fur,
Feathers,
Leather,
Cetacea: Whales, Porpoises, and Dolphins,
Whaling,
References,
3 Possible Solutions,
Research, Research, Research!,
Private (Nongovernmental) Solutions,
Animal Welfare,
Animal Rights,
Science Activists,
Governmental Solutions,
United States,
Background,
Federal Regulations (Nonagricultural),
Federal Regulations (Agricultural),
United States-State and Local Regulations,
England,
References,
4 Chronology,
5 Biographies,
Cleveland Amory,
George Thorndike Angell,
Aristotle,
Bob Barker,
Christiaan Neethling Barnard,
Jeremy Bentham,
Henry Bergh,
Claude Bernard,
Jean Francois Borel,
Alexis Carrell,
Joseph Sill Clark,
Leland C. Clark,
Frances Power Cobbe,
Carl Cohen,
Doris Day,
Vladimir Petrovich Demikhov,
Walter Elias (Walt) Disney,
Robert Joseph Dole,
Muriel Dowding,
Michael Allen Fox,
Michael Wilson Fox,
Ann Cottrell Free,
Robert K. Jarvik,
Joseph Rudyard Kipling,
John Cunningham Lilly,
Warren Grant Magnuson,
Frank C. Mann,
Emanuel Marcus,
Richard Martin,
James McMillan,
Mark L. Morris, Sr.,
Adrian R. Morrison,
Ingrid Newkirk,
Charles S. Nicoll,
Coles Phinizy,
Thomas Howard Regan,
Joseph Yale Resnick,
Sharon M. Russell,
Norman Shumway,
Peter Singer,
Christine Stevens,
Frankie Trull,
Thomas Tyron,
Betty White,
References,
6 Data and Documents,
Documents,
Animal Welfare Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-544),
Animal Welfare Act Amendments of 1970 (Public Law 91-579),
Animal Welfare Act Amendment of 1976 (Public Law 94-279),
Food Security Act of 1985,
Senate Hearing 161-4, "Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals",
House of Representatives Hearing 161-27, "Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals Act; and Enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service",
Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-198),
The 1985 Amendments Become Law,
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624),
Animal Enterprise Protection Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-346),
Farm Bill, Title 10, Miscellaneous Provisions, Section D (2002),
Data,
7 Directory of Organizations,
Abundant Wildlife Society of North America (AWS),
Actors and Others for Animals (A&O),
Alliance for Animals (AFA),
Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs (ACC&D),
American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS),
American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC),
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS),
American Council on Science and Health (ACSH),
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV),
American Cetacean Society (ACS),
American Humane Association (AHA),
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA),
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA),
Animal Agriculture Alliance,
Animal Behavior Management Alliance (ABMA),
Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF),
Animal Liberation Front (ALF),
Animal Rights Coalition (ARC),
Animal Rights International (ARI),
Animal Rights Mobilization (ARM),
Animal and Society Institute,
The Animal Society (TAS),
Animal Transportation Association (AATA),
Animal Welfare Institute (AWI),
Animals Voice (AV),
Associated Humane Societies (AHS),
Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (AVAR),
Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals (Fur Bearer Defenders),
Beauty without Cruelty (BWC),
Canadian Association for Humane Trapping (CAHT),
Center for Whale Research (CWR),
Cetacean Society International (CSI),
Citizens to End Animal Suffering and Exploitation (CEASE),
Coalition for Animals and Animal Research,
Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting (CASH),
Culture and Animals Foundation (CAF),
Defenders of Animals (DOA),
European Biomedical Research Association (EBRA),
European Fur Breeders Association (EFBA),
Family Farm Defenders (FFD),
Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT),
Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR),
Friends of Animals (FoA),
Fur Commission U.S.A. (FCUSA),
Fur Information Council of America (FICA),
Fur Free Alliance (FFA),
Fur Takers of America (FTA),
Incurably Ill for Animal Research (IIFAR),
Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (ILAR),
Institute of Animal Technology (IAT),
International Association against Painful Experiments on Animals (IAAPEA),
International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations (IAHAIO),
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW),
International Primate Protection League (IPPL),
International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR),
International Whaling Commission (IWC),
International Wildlife Coalition-USA (IWC-USA),
Japan Whaling Association (JWA),
Jews for Animal Rights (JAR),
Justice for Animals (JFA),
Laboratory Animal Management Association (LAMA),
Laboratory Animal Science Association (LASA),
Last Chance for Animals (LCA),
Lehigh Valley Animal Rights Coalition (LVARK),
Mercy for Animals (MFA),
National Association for Biomedical Research (NAFBR),
National Centre for Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research,
National Federation of Humane Societies (NFHS),
National Pet Alliance (NPA),
New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance (NJARA),
Northwest Animal Rights Network,
Ocean Conservancy,
People for Animal Rights (PAR),
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA),
People Protecting Animals and Their Habitats (PATH),
Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS),
Primarily Primates, Inc. (PPI),
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA),
Save the Whales (STW),
Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW),
Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL),
Society of Animal Welfare Administrators (SAWA),
Student Animal Rights Alliance (SARA),
Tree House Animal Foundation (THAF),
The True Nature Network (TTNN),
United Action for Animals (UAA),
United Animal Nations (UAN),
United Poultry Concerns (UPC),
U.S. Animal Health Association (USAHA),
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA),
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW),
Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG),
Vegan Action (VA),
Voice for Animals (VOICE),
Wild Animal Orphanage (WAO),
8 Resources,
Print Resources,
Alternatives to Animals,
Animal Rights,
Cetacea: The Whales and Dolphins,
Domestication,
Entertainment,
Farm Animals,
Fur Farming and Trapping,
Horse Racing,
Hunting and Fishing,
Pets,
Primates,
Vegetarianism,
Zoos and Aquaria,
Government Publications,
Law Compilations and Legal Sources,
Congressional Hearings,
Nonprint Resources,
Databases,
Computer Simulations,
Video/DVD,
Glossary,
Index,
About the Author,
Preface,
Acknowledgments,
1 Historical and Philosophical Backgrounds,
What Are Humans, Anyway?,
How Do We Use Animals?,
Agricultural Animals,
Companion Animals,
Service Animals,
Entertainment,
Pests,
What Is a Right?,
Do Animals Have Rights?,
Religious Viewpoint,
Secular Viewpoint (Philosophical),
Secular Viewpoint (Legal),
How about Dogs?,
What about Service Animals?,
What of the Pests?,
Key Concepts,
Anthropomorphism,
Speciesism,
Sentience,
Pain and Suffering,
Pain,
Background,
Studying Pain,
Theories of Pain,
Suffering,
Religious Viewpoint,
Secular Viewpoint,
Summary,
References,
2 Problems and Controversies,
Agriculture,
Agricultural Animal Welfare Issues,
Enter the 21st Century,
Science,
How Do Scientists Do Science?,
Testing! Testing! Who Do We Test? Why Do We Test?,
Education,
Animal Fighting,
Dog Fighting,
Cock Fighting,
Bullfighting,
Hunting,
Fox Hunting,
Coon Hunting,
Entertainment,
Circus,
Films and Television,
Rodeo,
Zoos,
Marine Mammal Theme Parks,
Fashion,
Fur,
Feathers,
Leather,
Cetacea: Whales, Porpoises, and Dolphins,
Whaling,
References,
3 Possible Solutions,
Research, Research, Research!,
Private (Nongovernmental) Solutions,
Animal Welfare,
Animal Rights,
Science Activists,
Governmental Solutions,
United States,
Background,
Federal Regulations (Nonagricultural),
Federal Regulations (Agricultural),
United States-State and Local Regulations,
England,
References,
4 Chronology,
5 Biographies,
Cleveland Amory,
George Thorndike Angell,
Aristotle,
Bob Barker,
Christiaan Neethling Barnard,
Jeremy Bentham,
Henry Bergh,
Claude Bernard,
Jean Francois Borel,
Alexis Carrell,
Joseph Sill Clark,
Leland C. Clark,
Frances Power Cobbe,
Carl Cohen,
Doris Day,
Vladimir Petrovich Demikhov,
Walter Elias (Walt) Disney,
Robert Joseph Dole,
Muriel Dowding,
Michael Allen Fox,
Michael Wilson Fox,
Ann Cottrell Free,
Robert K. Jarvik,
Joseph Rudyard Kipling,
John Cunningham Lilly,
Warren Grant Magnuson,
Frank C. Mann,
Emanuel Marcus,
Richard Martin,
James McMillan,
Mark L. Morris, Sr.,
Adrian R. Morrison,
Ingrid Newkirk,
Charles S. Nicoll,
Coles Phinizy,
Thomas Howard Regan,
Joseph Yale Resnick,
Sharon M. Russell,
Norman Shumway,
Peter Singer,
Christine Stevens,
Frankie Trull,
Thomas Tyron,
Betty White,
References,
6 Data and Documents,
Documents,
Animal Welfare Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-544),
Animal Welfare Act Amendments of 1970 (Public Law 91-579),
Animal Welfare Act Amendment of 1976 (Public Law 94-279),
Food Security Act of 1985,
Senate Hearing 161-4, "Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals",
House of Representatives Hearing 161-27, "Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals Act; and Enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service",
Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-198),
The 1985 Amendments Become Law,
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624),
Animal Enterprise Protection Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-346),
Farm Bill, Title 10, Miscellaneous Provisions, Section D (2002),
Data,
7 Directory of Organizations,
Abundant Wildlife Society of North America (AWS),
Actors and Others for Animals (A&O),
Alliance for Animals (AFA),
Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs (ACC&D),
American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS),
American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC),
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS),
American Council on Science and Health (ACSH),
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV),
American Cetacean Society (ACS),
American Humane Association (AHA),
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA),
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA),
Animal Agriculture Alliance,
Animal Behavior Management Alliance (ABMA),
Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF),
Animal Liberation Front (ALF),
Animal Rights Coalition (ARC),
Animal Rights International (ARI),
Animal Rights Mobilization (ARM),
Animal and Society Institute,
The Animal Society (TAS),
Animal Transportation Association (AATA),
Animal Welfare Institute (AWI),
Animals Voice (AV),
Associated Humane Societies (AHS),
Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (AVAR),
Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals (Fur Bearer Defenders),
Beauty without Cruelty (BWC),
Canadian Association for Humane Trapping (CAHT),
Center for Whale Research (CWR),
Cetacean Society International (CSI),
Citizens to End Animal Suffering and Exploitation (CEASE),
Coalition for Animals and Animal Research,
Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting (CASH),
Culture and Animals Foundation (CAF),
Defenders of Animals (DOA),
European Biomedical Research Association (EBRA),
European Fur Breeders Association (EFBA),
Family Farm Defenders (FFD),
Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT),
Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR),
Friends of Animals (FoA),
Fur Commission U.S.A. (FCUSA),
Fur Information Council of America (FICA),
Fur Free Alliance (FFA),
Fur Takers of America (FTA),
Incurably Ill for Animal Research (IIFAR),
Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (ILAR),
Institute of Animal Technology (IAT),
International Association against Painful Experiments on Animals (IAAPEA),
International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations (IAHAIO),
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW),
International Primate Protection League (IPPL),
International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR),
International Whaling Commission (IWC),
International Wildlife Coalition-USA (IWC-USA),
Japan Whaling Association (JWA),
Jews for Animal Rights (JAR),
Justice for Animals (JFA),
Laboratory Animal Management Association (LAMA),
Laboratory Animal Science Association (LASA),
Last Chance for Animals (LCA),
Lehigh Valley Animal Rights Coalition (LVARK),
Mercy for Animals (MFA),
National Association for Biomedical Research (NAFBR),
National Centre for Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research,
National Federation of Humane Societies (NFHS),
National Pet Alliance (NPA),
New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance (NJARA),
Northwest Animal Rights Network,
Ocean Conservancy,
People for Animal Rights (PAR),
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA),
People Protecting Animals and Their Habitats (PATH),
Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS),
Primarily Primates, Inc. (PPI),
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA),
Save the Whales (STW),
Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW),
Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL),
Society of Animal Welfare Administrators (SAWA),
Student Animal Rights Alliance (SARA),
Tree House Animal Foundation (THAF),
The True Nature Network (TTNN),
United Action for Animals (UAA),
United Animal Nations (UAN),
United Poultry Concerns (UPC),
U.S. Animal Health Association (USAHA),
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA),
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW),
Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG),
Vegan Action (VA),
Voice for Animals (VOICE),
Wild Animal Orphanage (WAO),
8 Resources,
Print Resources,
Alternatives to Animals,
Animal Rights,
Cetacea: The Whales and Dolphins,
Domestication,
Entertainment,
Farm Animals,
Fur Farming and Trapping,
Horse Racing,
Hunting and Fishing,
Pets,
Primates,
Vegetarianism,
Zoos and Aquaria,
Government Publications,
Law Compilations and Legal Sources,
Congressional Hearings,
Nonprint Resources,
Databases,
Computer Simulations,
Video/DVD,
Glossary,
Index,
About the Author,