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Author Singer, Peter, 1946-, author

Title Animal liberation now : the definitive classic renewed / Peter Singer ; with a foreword by Yuval Noah Harari
Published London : The Bodley Head, 2023

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Description xx, 347 pages ; 24 cm
Summary The landmark book that opened the world's eyes to the suffering of animals, fully rewritten and entirely updated Animal Liberation started a worldwide movement when it revealed the abuse of animals in factory farms and laboratories. It demonstrated that these and other practices were the cause of appalling and unnecessary suffering and therefore morally indefensible. In the fifty years since, science has further vindicated Peter Singer's arguments about animal sentience, vegetarianism has become widespread, and the book has helped change the minds of millions. But the situation for animals has in many ways grown worse. Despite improvements in animal welfare in some regions - brought about in large part by this book - in many others the scale of their abuse has reached staggering new depths. This revised edition, of which about two-thirds is entirely new, documents these and other developments, such as the impact of meat consumption on climate and the spread of dangerous new viruses. It refines its arguments in light of new evidence, equips the reader with fresh tools and advice, and shows us all the road ahead. The result, Animal Liberation Now, is a book of galvanising power, relevance and importance
Subject Animal rights
Animal welfare
Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects
Animal products
Animal products -- Moral and ethical aspects
Author Harari, Yuval N., author of introduction, etc
ISBN 9781847927774 (paperback)
1847927777 (paperback)