Primary and secondary sources address a variety of perspectives on the ethics surrounding the use of animals in science and medicine as well as their treatment as food and product sources.
Examines a number of issues associated with the controversial subject of animal experimentation, and describes the scientific arguments that support animal testing as well as those against it.
Provides information and varying perspectives on the controversial topic of animal experimentation. Features informative text, full-color illustrations, a list of key people and advocacy groups, and source notes.
hunting, animal rights, and the contested meaning of nature
Dizard, Jan E.
1999
Examines the controversy over the state-managed deer hunt at the Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts, and argues that the dispute highlights the fundamental differences in the way people think about and understand nature.
Discusses the animal rights movement, including the difference between animal rights and animal welfare, using animals for experiments, animals as entertainment, keeping pets, and hunting.
Presents the diverse perspectives of forty-two men and women active in the animal-rights debate, based on interviews in which each participant was asked the same questions.