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The following is a list of books we suggest for a more thorough study of the animal rights philosophy and related ideas. Click on the book cover pictures for a list of online sellers of the books (including prices). Cover picture may be different from the one shown below, depending on the edition on sale. Use the book search to the right for other books not listed below. |
| Introduction to animal rights: Your child or the dog? - Gary L. Francione. In this brilliantly argued and very clear and accessable book, Gary Francione argues that the moral significance of non-human animals necessitates that we reject their use and treatment as resources or as property. If we take non-human animal interests seriously, we must abolish and not merely regulate their use for food, research and entertainment. This book is required reading for anyone interested in clear thinking about the human/non-human animal relationship. |
| The case for animal rights. - Tom Regan. A clear and cogent demonstration that animal rights are intellectually respectable...this book is unquestionably one of the best works yet to appear in its field...a lucid, closely reasoned and dispassionate book presenting the case for animal rights...a telling attack on present human attitudes and behaviour towards non-human animals. |
| Animal liberation. - Peter Singer. A comprehensive analysis of conditions in "factory farms" and vivisection laboratories, and a reasoned plea for the humane treatment of non-human animals. Singer, though a utilitarian and thus not a believer in rights, develops utilitarian philosophy to include non-human animals in our moral community. |
| Speciesism. - Joan Dunayer. Joan Dunayer compellingly critiques speciesism both outside and inside the animal rights movement. She examines philosophy, law, and activism in terms of three categories: "old-speciesists" limit rights to humans; "new-speciesists" advocate rights for relatively few nonhumans, those who seem most human-like; nonspeciesists advocate basic rights, such as rights to liberty and life, for all sentient beings. However, the book misrepresents Gary Francione's theory, so I would suggest a prior reading of Gary Francione's works. |
| Animal rights - Extending the circle of compassion. - Mark Gold. One of Britain's most experienced campaigners dispels the popular myth that those who protest about the treatment of non-human animals care more about dogs or cows than children or hungry people. For those new to the subject, Animal Rights offers a whole new philosophy of life, based on care and compassion for all animals. |
| Animals, politics and morality. - Robert Garner. Today's debate about the rights of non-human animals raises questions of both morality and politics. In this timely and important book, Robert Garner asks both how we treat other animals and how we ought to treat them. The author argues that the debate in moral philosophy about animal rights is central to an understanding of animal rights politics. |
| Compassion: The ultimate ethic. - Victoria Moran. Although its ethical roots can be traced back thousands of years, it has only been in recent times that various health benefits and ecological advantages of vegan living have begun to attract widespread attention. Victoria Moran examines why people are turning to this compassionate way of living, and the difference it is making in their lives. |
| The dreaded comparison - Human and animal slavery. - Marjorie Spiegel. The 'dreaded comparison', which many flinch from making, is between human and non-human animal slavery. Far from diminishing the oppression of black people, the dreaded comparison has been forcefully argued by respected black writers past and present, and those who have raised their voices against the abuse of other animals range from former slave Frederick Douglass to contemporary civil rights campaigner Dick Gregory. |
| The new Why you don't need meat. - Peter Cox. Explores vegetarianism intelligently and persuasively...it will rattle the cages of people paid a lot of money to protect the interests of factory farming...explosive, one of the most thought-provoking tomes you may read. |
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| Fast food nation. - Eric Schlosser. Eric Schlosser's explosive bestseller, by turns funny and terrifying, tells the story of our love affair with fast food. He visits the lab that re-creates the smell of strawberries; examines the safety records of "abattoirs"; reveals why the fries taste so good and what really lurks between the sesame buns. Junk food, we learn, is just that. |
| McLibel - Burger Culture on trial. - John Vidal. The McLibel trial, the longest case in English legal history, is an unlikely morality tale of our times. In 1990 McDonald's slapped writs on five London activists for allegedly libelling it in a leaflet entitled What's Wrong With McDonald's?. The multinational giant had not banked on the dogged determination of Helen Steel and David Morris, the two who refused to apologize and turned the tables, putting the corporation itself on trial. |
| The Emperor's embrace - Fatherhood in evolution. - Jeffrey Masson. With fascinating insight, impeccable research and captivating writing, Jeffrey Masson showcases the extraordinary behaviour of outstanding fathers in the animal kingdom. From the Emperor penguin, who incubates the eggs of his young by carrying them around on his feet for two months, to the seahorse, the only male animal who gives birth to his young, Masson also examines nature's worst fathers...a valuable and fascinating contribution to the debate on man's relation to nature. |
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| Food politics. - Marion Nestle. Dr. Marion Nestle reveals how corporate control of the nation's food system limits our choices and threatens our health. In this fascinating book we learn how powerful, intrusive, influential, and invasive big industry is and how alert we must constantly be to prevent it from influencing not only our personal nutritional choices, but those of our government agencies. If you eat, you should read this book. |
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| The ancestor's tale. - Richard Dawkins. The ancestor's tale is a pilgrimage: a journey of four billion years. We, modern human beings, are the pilgrims, and we are travelling back in time to seek out our ancestors. Simultaneously every other living creature is setting off on its own journey with the same mission. Each pilgrim tells its tale along the way, and covers the processes involved in the unfolding of life on Earth. The ancestor's tale makes you feel you have seen the world in a fresh, exhilarating way. |
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| Making a killing: The political economy of animal rights - Bob Torres Explores the intersections between human and animal oppressions and their relation to the exploitative dynamics of capitalism. Combining nuts and bolts Marxist political economy, a pluralistic anarchist critique, as well as a searing assessment of the animal rights movement, Bob Torres challenges conventional anti-capitalist thinking and convincingly advocates for the abolition of animals in industry - and on the dinner plate. |