Animal Rights - A Beginner's Guide: A Handbook of Issues, Organizations, Actions & Resources

By Amy Blount Achor

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0963186515
• ISBN13: 9780963186515
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Writeware
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.5" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

Animal Rights - A Beginner's Guide is a great book for everyone from vegetarians to vegans to environmentalists and even to skeptics! Chapters cover: 1. animal rights (why do animals have rights? What animal rights is not, etc...)2. Violence towards animals (speciesism, selective compassion, the foundations of cruelty, etc..)3. Companion animals (attitudes towards them, puppy mills, trapping animals, being a responsible caretaker, etc...)4. Vegetarianism (what is it? why is it important to animal rights? Health factors, etc...)5. Factory Farms (what are they? the cost to family farms, environment, consumers, and animals)6. Research, Education, and Testing (vivisection, animals in classrooms, military research, product testing...)7. Wildlife in crisis8. Animals in entertainment (circuses, zoos, TV, etc..)9. Taking action (steps)10. Animal Advocacy Organizations11. Vegetarian organizations12. Products and services13. Further readingI found that ALL the chapters had helpful details to spread the word to other people. It's not just a book for vegetarians, it's a book for everyone; so that everyone can see how we exploit animals, the environment, cover it up in the name of science, and what we can do to stop it. A GREAT resource book for beginners and non-beginners.

A must have for anyone who wants to know the truth!

This book is an amazing copulation of the many current and pressing issues in animal welfare and rights today. It is easy to read yet packed with information regarding almost every area of animal welfare. It presents the issues and exposes some of the aweful truths behind the topics discussed. In addition, each chapter has information on what you can do to make a difference. Whether you're a beginner or a long time activist this book is a must have. The resource listings alone are more valuable than the cost of the book!

Amy Blount-Achor knows her stuff!!

I had to do a research paper during my freshman year of college and her book helped me out immensely along with educating, and entertaining me. She really puts the issue of animals rights in resarch out in the front. She is a wonderful advocate and author.

A flawless book!

This book is exellent. It talks about numerous animal rights issues covering many aspects of them. You can read it from cover-to-cover or jump to a section that you're interested in. It is really wonderful as a guide for beginners and experienced alike. It has resources of organizations and stores. I have nothing negative to say about it! It's GREAT!!!

The truly appropriately named book.

Animal Rights: A Beginner's Guide is truly a handbook for new animal rights activists. It will serve as a great resource guide for old and new activists alike. It will also do a great job in introducing animal rights. The book is laid out completely with the issues, the controversy, the facts, the opposition, and most importantly, what you can do. I have already ordered a few to be donated to libraries and one for my reference shelf. Unfortunately, Animal Rights: A Beginner's Guide does not have a lot of pictures. It is definitely filled with facts!