The Animals’ Lawsuit Against Humanity, Rabbi Anson Laytner This book offers a state-of-the-art treatment of that rethinking. They show that whatever one's ultimate conclusions, the relationship between human beings and nonhuman animals is being fundamentally rethought. Addressing ethical questions about ownership, protection against unjustified suffering, and the ability of animals to make their own choices free from human control, the authors offer numerous different perspectives on animal rights and animal welfare. The use of animals by human beings, often for important human purposes, has forced uncomfortable questions to center stage: Should people change their behavior? Should the law promote animal welfare? Should animals have legal rights? Should animals continue to be counted as 'property'? What reforms make sense? Cass Sunstein and Martha Nussbaum bring together an all-star cast of contributors to explore the legal and political issues that underlie the campaign for animal rights and the opposition to it. Countless animals endure lives of relentless misery and die often torturous deaths. Today, the overwhelming percentage of animals with whom Westerners interact are raised for food. But through their daily behavior, people who love those pets, and greatly care about their welfare, help ensure short and painful lives for millions, even billions of animals that cannot easily be distinguished from dogs and cats. Millions of people live with cats, dogs, and other pets, which they treat as members of their families. Numerous spiders, Alecko the gull, puppies named Widdle and Puke, and Which he frequently brings back and keeps as pets these includeĪchilles the tortoise, Quasimodo the pigeon, Ulysses the Scops owl, On his expeditions around the family homes, island, and seashore and Interspersed by descriptions of the animal life which Gerald observes Tutors, the artistic visitors Larry invites to stay, and the local
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