For the Prevention of Cruelty: The History and Legacy of Animal Rights Activism in the United StatesAnimal rights. Those two words conjure diverse but powerful images and reactions. Some nod in agreement, while others roll their eyes in contempt. Most people fall somewhat uncomfortably in the middle, between endorsement and rejection, as they struggle with the profound moral, philosophical, and legal questions provoked by the debate. Today, thousands of organizations lobby, agitate, and educate the public on issues concerning the rights and treatment of nonhumans. For the Prevention of Cruelty is the first history of organized advocacy on behalf of animals in the United States to appear in nearly a half century. Diane Beers demonstrates how the cause has shaped and reshaped itself as it has evolved within the broader social context of the shift from an industrial to a postindustrial society. Until now, the legacy of the movement in the United States has not been examined. Few Americans today perceive either the companionship or the consumption of animals in the same manner as did earlier generations. Moreover, powerful and lingering bonds connect the seemingly disparate American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of the nineteenth century and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals of today. For the Prevention of Cruelty tells an intriguing and important story that reveals society’s often changing relationship with animals through the lens of those who struggled to shepherd the public toward a greater compassion. |
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... friend Deborah Fairman has taught me how to be a better writer, instructor, and person; she is the other element of joy in ... animals that grace my life and those of my friends. Their spirits light every page. This book is their voice ...
... Animals FoA Friends of Animals FoE Friends of the Earth HSUS Humane Society of the United States IDA In Defense of Animals ILAR Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources LAWA Laboratory Animal Welfare Act, later amended as the Animal ...
... animals, feathered hats and fur coats, wildlife extinction, and vivisection. Such a far-reaching and ambitious ... Friends of Animals (FoA) of the 1970s, the organizations consistently addressed multiple issues. Perhaps their tendency to ...
... animals possessed some right to kind treatment at the hands of their owners ... animal rights began. Although details are sketchy, the record shows that sometime ... friends to gauge interest in the formation of an American organization ...
... friends to start an SPCA, but when his idea met little enthusiasm, he abandoned it.3 Muckle, Waln, and White would all subsequently play integral roles in founding Pennsylvania's first animal ... animals which God may make dependent upon them ...
Contents
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5 Reaching Out to the Mainstream | 91 |
6 Our Most Strenuous Protest | 119 |
7 The Road to Liberation | 147 |
Epilogue | 197 |
Notes | 203 |
Bibliography | 267 |
Index | 295 |