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.”
The Animal Activists' Handbook: Maximizing Our Positive Impact in Today's World
by Matt Ball & Bruce Friedrich
Lantern books, 2009.
“The authors build a ground-up case for reasoned, impassioned, and joyous activism that makes the most difference possible, and suggest a variety of ways to live a meaningful life through effective and efficient advocacy.”
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 Eisnitz
Prometheus Books, 1997.
Don’t let the title scare you away. Everyone should read this book.
Eating Animals
by Jonathan Safran Foer
Back Bay Books, 2010.
A detailed and accessible look at eating animals and animal agriculture.
Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees
by Roger Fouts
Quill, 1997.
An account of one researcher's career in chimpanzee language research.
The Inner World of Farm Animals: Their Amazing Social, Emotional and Intellectual Capacities
by Amy Hatkoff
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2009.
Offers scientific research about the abilities of farmed animals intertwined with stories about farmed animals from sanctuaries.
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism: The Belief System That Allows Us to Eat Some Animals and Not Others
by Melanie Joy, Ph.D.
Conari Press, 2010.
Introduces the concept of "carnism" and outlines the ideologies, strategies, systems and psychological paradigms that "carnists" rely on to justify eating certain species of animals.
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Meat Market: Animals, Ethics and Money
by Erik Marcus
Brio Press, 2005.
An examination of industrial animal agriculture and how animal protection advocates can be more effective in working for positive change.
The Face on Your Plate: The Truth About Food
by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Norton, 2009.
The author of When Elephants Weep and The Pig Who Sang to the Moon focuses on the impact of our food choices and advocates for a plant-based diet.
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
Mirror Books, 1996.
A short, provocative book outlining the commonalities between the African slave trade and our treatment of animals today.
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