Speaking Up for Animals: An Anthology of Women's Voices
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (673 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1612050883 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Whether it's rescuing and sheltering individual animals or campaigning for broader social change on their behalf (or both), women have been and continue to be disproportionately represented. This anthology allows readers to hear from some of the women pioneering advances for animals today, and gives unique insights into some of the connections between and among a variety of social justice struggles. When it comes to the fate of nonhumans, it truly is in your hands. --Ingrid E. Newkirk, President and Co-founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)Women have always been at the forefront of animal protection work, often comprising a significant majority of the movement. ----Paul Shapiro, Senior Director of the Humane Society of the United States' factory farming campaignIn these pages, we find diverse exp
. Kemmerer is currently associate professor of philosophy and religions at Montana State University Billings. She is the author of In Search of Consistency: Ethics and Animals (Brill 2006) and Religion and Animals: Rightful Relations (Oxford 2011), and has edited several other anthologies, including Sister Species: Women, Animals, and Social Justice (U. Lisa Kemmerer, PhD, is a philosopher-activist, artist, and l
In the process, these dedicated women expose the many ways that most of us are complicit in the suffering and exploitation of animals, and creatively suggest a variety of ways in which we might help bring change.. These remarkable activists take us with them as they lift factory farmed chickens and cows from quagmires of filth, free gigantic sea lions caught in fishing gear and secure undercover footage of dogs crying for mercy on stainless steel vivisection tables. Speaking Up for Animals highlights eighteen courageous members of a growing international animal advocacy movement that is overwhelmingly powered by women
Inspirational and informative! I've only read a few of the other essays so far, but they've really inspired me to do more to help animals. These woman have heart. I hope the book motivates other women--and men--to work in the animal protection field, or to speak out for animals wherever else the. Deborah said Speaking Up For Animals: An Anthology of Women's Voices. Lisa did an incredible job of making all of these eclectic essays meld into one theme. Saving the animalssome by crusades, some by education and some just by being who they are and who they have become. Life brings some to a mission of dedication. These people don'. Inspirational and engaging It would be nearly impossible not to be moved to compassion and to action by these heartfelt accounts of how animals suffer in cruel industries. The courage and conviction of the authors are an inspiration to both seasoned activists and those who are new to animal