A the moral, philosophical, and evolutionary imperative to treat all beings with compassion Ricard, Matthieu 1946- creator Kohn, Sherab Chödzin translator text bibliography cou 2016 First English edition. monographic eng fre

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341 pages ; 24 cm A brief history of the relations between humans and animals -- Out of sight, out of mind -- Everybody loses: the effects of industrial breeding and meat eating on poverty, the environment and health -- The real face of industrial animal breeding -- Sorry excuses -- The continuum of life -- The mass killing of animals--genocide versus zoocide -- A little side trip into the realm of moral judgment -- The dilemma of animal experimentation -- Illegal trade in wildlife -- Animals as objects of entertainment -- Animal rights, human obligations -- An appeal to reason and to human kindness. Matthieu Ricard ; translated by Sherab Chodzin Kohn. "Previously published in French [in 2014] as Plaidoyer pour les animaux: Vers un bienveillance pour tous." Includes bibliographical references and index. Animal rights Compassion HV4708 .R5313 2016 179/.3 9781611803051 2016003252 DLC 160201 20260808080559.0 18957637 eng