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Description edit
The Book That Started A Revolution Since its original publication in 1975, this groundbreaking work has awakened millions of concerned men and women to the shocking abuse of animals everywhere -- inspiring a worldwide movement to eliminate much of the cruel and unnecessary laboratory animal... read more
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Organizations edit
- Animal Liberation: The Magazine: Add a description of this organization.
- Australian and New Zealand Federation of Animal Societies
- Beauty Without Cruelty
- ARK II--Canadian Animal Rights Network
- Lifeforce
- Mobilisation für Tiere e.V.
- Verein Gegen Tieruälerische Massentierhaltung e.V.
- Animal Liberation
- Etica Animali
- Associaction de Lucha para Evitar la Crueldad con los Animales
- Nederlandse Bond tot Bestrijding van de Vivisectie
- Save Animals from Exploitation
- Nordiska Samfundet Mot Plagsamma Djurforsok
- Konsumentan Arveitsgruppe zer Förderung tierfreundlicher umweltgerechter Nutzung von Haustieren (KAG)
- Stiftung Fonds für versuchstierfreie Forschung FFVFF
- Animal Aid
- Animal Liberation Front
- Beauty Without Cruelty
- British Union for the Abolishment of Vivisection
- Chicken's Lib
- Compassion in World Farming
- Vegan Society
- Vegetarian Society
- American Vegan Society
- The Animals' Agenda
- The Animals' Voice
- The Legal Defense Fund
- Animal Rights Coalition
- Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights
- Between the Species
- CEASE (Coalition to End Animal Suffering and Exploitation)
- Farm Animal Reform Movement
- The Fund for Animals
- Humane Farming Association
- The International Primate Protection League
- International Society for Animal Rights
- National Anti-vivisection Society
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
- Trans-Species Unlimited
- United Action for Animals
- Vegetarian Times
First Sentence edit
"Animal Liberation" may sound more like a parody of other lib movements than a serious objective.
Table of Contents edit
Preface to the 2002 Edition
Preface to the 1990 Edition
Preface to the 1975 Edition
1 All Animals are Equal...
or why the ethic principal on which human equality rests requires us to extend equal consideration to animals too
2 Tools for Research...
your taxes at work
3 Down on the Factory Farm...
or what happened to your dinner when it was still an animal
4 Becoming a Vegetarian...
or how to produce less suffering and more food at a reduced cost to the environment
5 Man's Dominion...
a short history of speciesism
6 Speciesism Today...
defenses, rationalizations, and objections to Animal Liberation and the progress made in overcoming them
Appendices
1 Further Reading
2 Living Without Cruelty
3 Organizations
Notes
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements to the 1990 Edition
Index
Series & Lists edit
This book is in TIME Magazine's All-TIME 100 Best Nonfiction Books. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Peter Singer (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Lori Gruen
- Marc Cohen - Cover design
- Daniel Craig (Cover Artist)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1975
ISBN: 0394400968
Page Count: 301
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1975
ISBN: 0394400968
Page Count: 301
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: HV4708 .S56
- Dewey: 179/.3
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsThis book is nonfiction and has some very graphic text about farm animal abuse.
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