Why We Love and Exploit Animals: Bridging Insights from Academia and Advocacy

This unique book explores the complexities of human-animal relations, animal advocacy, and exploitative attitudes and behaviors towards animals, combining research and theorizing from leading academics and animal advocates. It demonstrates how we both value and devalue animals, address animal suffering, and how our thinking about animals is connected to human intergroup relations and the dehumanization of human groups.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 374 pages
Publication date: 21 November 2019
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc

This groundbreaking book brings together cutting-edge research and theoretical insights into human-animal relations, animal advocacy, and the underlying factors that contribute to exploitative attitudes and behaviors towards animals. Delving into the complex interplay between our love for and exploitation of animals, the authors assembled a team of esteemed scholars and activists who offer invaluable perspectives and experiences from the front lines of animal advocacy. Through a synthesis of scientific perspectives and empirical findings, the book breaks new ground, illuminating the intricacies and paradoxes in human-animal interactions.

The authors explore a range of topical issues, including meat consumption, intensive farming, speciesism, and effective animal advocacy. They demonstrate how our attitudes towards animals are shaped by a combination of factors, including cultural norms, socialization, and personal beliefs. They also reveal the mechanisms that drive compassionate versus exploitative behaviors towards animals, highlighting the importance of understanding these dynamics in order to promote animal welfare and address animal suffering.

This book is a must-read for students, scholars, and professionals in the social and behavioral sciences who are interested in human-animal relations. It provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding of the complex issues surrounding our interactions with animals, and offers valuable insights into how we can cultivate more compassionate and ethical relationships with them. Moreover, the book will appeal to members of animal rights organizations, animal rights advocates, policy makers, and charity workers who are committed to promoting animal welfare and ending animal exploitation.

In conclusion, this unique book offers a comprehensive and insightful exploration of human-animal relations, animal advocacy, and the factors that shape our attitudes and behaviors towards animals. By bringing together leading academics and activists, it provides a valuable resource for anyone seeking to better understand and promote animal welfare. As we continue to navigate the complex dynamics between humans and animals, this book serves as a call to action for us to embrace a more compassionate and ethical approach to our interactions with these remarkable creatures.

Weight: 574g
Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780815396659