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Animal Rights

Bekoff, Marc, and Carron A. Meaney, eds. Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare. Greenwood, 1998. Includes a chronology, bibliography, and an annotated directory of organizations involved in animal welfare and humane education.

Cohen, Carl and Tom Regan. The Animal Rights Debate. Rowman & Littlefield, 2001. The animal rights debate is argued fully by two influential philosophers representing opposing camps.

Day, Nancy. Animal Experimentation: Cruelty or Science? Enslow, 1994. Provides information both for and against experimentation; for young adult readers.

Kistler, John M. and Marc Bekoff. Animal Rights: A Subject Guide, Bibliography, and Internet Companion. Greenwood, 2000. An essential reference tool for the aspiring activist.

Munro, Lyle. Compassionate Beasts: The Quest for Animal Rights. Greenwood, 2000. Covers the history of the movement and the major players in Europe, North America, and Australia.

Shields, Dierdre, and Deirdre Rochford. Rights for Animals? Franklin Watts, 1997. Discusses various topics related to animal rights, including hunting, medical testing on animals, and vegetarianism; for middle school readers.

Singer, Peter. Ed. Susan Reich. Animal Liberation. HarperCollins, 2001. Updated edition of the 1975 classic that documented commercial and scientific use and abuse of animals.

Wise, Stephen M. Rattling the Cage: Toward Legal Rights for Animals. Perseus , 2001. Argues that the cognitive and social capacities of apes entitle them to freedom from imprisonment and abuse.

For younger readers

Cohen, Daniel. Animal Rights: A Handbook for Young Adults Millbrook, 1993. For middle school readers and up.

Haughen, David M. Animal Experimentation. Greenhaven, 1999. For middle school readers and up.

Patterson, Charles. Animal Rights. Enslow, 1993. For middle school readers and up.

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