Product Description

In this revised edition of his hugely influential book, Peter Singer discusses the evolution of the animal rights movement and the extent to which his own views have changed since first publication (1975). He also graphically updates his account of what is being done to animals in the laboratory or on the farm.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #141816 in Books
• Published on: 1995-10-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 340 pages

Review
'An extraordinary book which has had extraordinary effects. It galvanised a generation into action. Groups sprang up around the world, equipped with a new vocabulary, a new set of ethics and a new sense of mission...Singer's book is widely known as the bible of the animal liberation movement.', Independent on Sunday .'A reasoned plea for the humane treatment of animals that galvanised the animal-rights movement the way the Rachel Carson's Silent Spring drew activists to environmentalism.', New York Times .'Important and responsible...Everyone ought to read it.', Richard Adams

Synopsis
In this revised edition of his hugely influential book, Peter Singer discusses the evolution of the animal rights movement and the extent to which his own views have changed since first publication (1975). He also graphically updates his account of what is being done to animals in the laboratory or on the farm.

From the Publisher
'An extraordinary book which has had extraordinary effects. . . widely known as the bible of the animal liberation movement' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

Customer Reviews

Animal Liberation - a phenomenal book!
Quite simply this book changed my life. I have never read anything like it. Exceptional, important, morally bang on, inspirational - as they say, the Bible of the movement. Buy it! And buy one for all your friends and family while you're at it too. You won't look back.

All politicians AND vets in pharmaceutical and military industry should read this...
Veterany students and politicians should read this book before they start torturing animals or make any political statement. The British Prime Minister -while allowing military tests on primates and other experiments at American funded research centres- has not read this book. The Bishops of Canterbury and Westminster have not read this book - they allow military torture of primates. The Oxford professors have not read this book - they have no moral conscience, it's not in their "package". Bush has not read this book - if he ever read a book. If they had read this book ... they would have been much better humans. Now they are only primitive greedy human beings without any moral conscience. How do you expect any of them to respect human rights if they cannot respect animal rights? If you do not agree with this statement: read the book!

Most important and powerful book I've ever read.
It makes people feel bad for the disgraceful animals without appealing or look so emotional.
He uses only reasons and the most powerful arguments I´ve seen somebody defending.

I've already became a vegetarian before reading it, but the book gave me the perfect reasons to keep on this diet for the rest of my life.

Singer is a guy blessed with intelligence and power of convinciment. Even a slaughterhouse owner should agree with 90% which is in the book.

Some try to dismiss Singer as a nazi, who would defend testing in disabled people or orphan babies than in pigs or dogs. Those people or have bad intentions or don´t have a clue, cause what Singer does is exactly the other way, claiming the animals should have many rights we have, and not that we should destroy weaker humans like we do on that creatures.

The book is heavy, cruel, sometimes you feel very bad and if you really love animals, have to close it and continue another day. But we live in a real world, and we must read serious subjects.

It´s one to avoid if you are afraid of the reality. If you have a strong sense of justice, this book will make you disturbed and encourage you to do something. Should be in all public libraries in the world.