Animal Ethics Books

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Animal Liberation Animal Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.31 — 11,446 ratings — published 1975
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Eating Animals Eating Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.21 — 81,136 ratings — published 2009
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Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.10 — 7,380 ratings — published 2009
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Case for Animal Rights Case for Animal Rights (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.17 — 569 ratings — published 1983
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This is Vegan Propaganda (and Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You) This is Vegan Propaganda (and Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You)
by (shelved 7 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.61 — 5,259 ratings — published 2022
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The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.00 — 4,657 ratings — published 1990
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Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,468 ratings — published 2002
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Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.20 — 397 ratings — published 2011
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Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.35 — 224 ratings — published 2015
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In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.19 — 460 ratings — published 1985
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Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 3.81 — 400 ratings — published 2023
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Fellow Creatures: Our Obligations to the Other Animals (Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics) Fellow Creatures: Our Obligations to the Other Animals (Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics)
by (shelved 5 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.24 — 221 ratings — published
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Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog? Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog? (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.33 — 349 ratings — published 2000
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Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.21 — 328 ratings — published 2003
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The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,022 ratings — published 2006
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Ethics and animals: an introduction Ethics and animals: an introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.27 — 70 ratings — published 2011
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How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,201 ratings — published 2017
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.19 — 211,421 ratings — published 2006
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The Oxford Handbook of Animal Ethics The Oxford Handbook of Animal Ethics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.22 — 18 ratings — published 2011
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Eat Like You Care: An Examination of the Morality of Eating Animals Eat Like You Care: An Examination of the Morality of Eating Animals (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,123 ratings — published 2013
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The Animal Ethics Reader The Animal Ethics Reader (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.40 — 55 ratings — published 2003
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Subhuman: The Moral Psychology of Human Attitudes to Animals Subhuman: The Moral Psychology of Human Attitudes to Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.17 — 12 ratings — published
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Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,772 ratings — published 2019
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Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.56 — 739 ratings — published 2015
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Animal Rights: Current Debates and New Directions Animal Rights: Current Debates and New Directions (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 3.74 — 118 ratings — published 2004
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Animal Rights and Wrongs Animal Rights and Wrongs (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 3.34 — 90 ratings — published 2003
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Animal Rights: A Very Short Introduction Animal Rights: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 3.65 — 415 ratings — published 2002
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The Dreaded Comparison: Human and Animal Slavery The Dreaded Comparison: Human and Animal Slavery (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.02 — 304 ratings — published 1988
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Defending Animal Rights Defending Animal Rights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 3.89 — 45 ratings — published 2000
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Every Twelve Seconds: Industrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight (Yale Agrarian Studies Series) Every Twelve Seconds: Industrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight (Yale Agrarian Studies Series)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.30 — 548 ratings — published 2011
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The Lives of Animals The Lives of Animals (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 3.68 — 3,845 ratings — published 1999
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Taking Animals Seriously: Mental Life and Moral Status Taking Animals Seriously: Mental Life and Moral Status (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 3.94 — 18 ratings — published 1996
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Ape House Ape House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 3.51 — 30,557 ratings — published 2010
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Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.11 — 210 ratings — published 2007
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Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 3.87 — 4,538 ratings — published 2010
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Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, And Money Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, And Money (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 3.91 — 304 ratings — published 2005
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Is God a Vegetarian?: Christianity, Vegetarianism, and Animal Rights Is God a Vegetarian?: Christianity, Vegetarianism, and Animal Rights (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 3.67 — 45 ratings — published 1998
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Dialogues on Ethical Vegetarianism Dialogues on Ethical Vegetarianism (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.03 — 276 ratings — published
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Animal Crisis: A New Critical Theory Animal Crisis: A New Critical Theory (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.38 — 48 ratings — published
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The End of Animal Farming: How Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Activists Are Building an Animal-Free Food System The End of Animal Farming: How Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Activists Are Building an Animal-Free Food System (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.07 — 532 ratings — published 2018
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Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.41 — 4,733 ratings — published 2015
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Wildlife as Property Owners: A New Conception of Animal Rights Wildlife as Property Owners: A New Conception of Animal Rights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 3.89 — 19 ratings — published
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Ethics Into Action: Henry Spira and the Animal Rights Movement Ethics Into Action: Henry Spira and the Animal Rights Movement (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.29 — 240 ratings — published 1998
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For the Prevention of Cruelty: The History and Legacy of Animal Rights Activism in the United States For the Prevention of Cruelty: The History and Legacy of Animal Rights Activism in the United States (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.11 — 82 ratings — published 2006
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Against Liberation: Putting Animals in Perspective Against Liberation: Putting Animals in Perspective (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.50 — 8 ratings — published 1991
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Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals: The Future of Food Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals: The Future of Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 3.75 — 1,491 ratings — published 2019
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How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 3.65 — 839 ratings — published 2020
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Why Vegan? (Penguin Great Ideas) Why Vegan? (Penguin Great Ideas)
by (shelved 2 times as animal-ethics)
avg rating 4.01 — 932 ratings — published 2020
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Lisa Kemmerer
“I have often wondered how empathetic women have the courage to repeatedly expose themselves to trauma—entering animal labs, factory farms, and slaughterhouses to witness and record insidious treatment of nonhuman animals—while maintaining a semblance of emotional and psychological equilibrium. Authors in this anthology provide an answer: empathic people face misery head-on, not only to bring about much-needed change but as a means of coping. In a world where unconscionable violence and pervasive injustices are the norm, they have come to see activism as the lesser of two miseries. These women have found that their only hope for peace of mind is to walk straight into that pervasive misery and work for change”
Lisa Kemmerer, Sister Species: Women, Animals and Social Justice

Lisa Kemmerer
“Oppressions are linked. We cannot free human beings without freeing cows, sows, and hens along with women and men who are systematically oppressed by those in power. Rather than seek to fight our way up the patriarchal ladder, those working for social justice need to dismantle hierarchies, and cease to exploit all those who are less powerful—even if we must give up a few culinary favorites in the process. (Those who have taken up a plantbased diet for any measure of time never want for fabulous foods. From my experience, people who discover the vast array of wonderful plant-based foods that are readily available in most of our communities never look back.) Each of us decides, over the course of our daily lives, whether we will ignore the suffering of nonhuman animals who are caught in laboratories, veal crates, circuses, and slaughterhouses, or choose to invest in compassionate, healthy alternatives . . . . We choose where our money goes, and in the process, we choose whether to boycott cruelty and support change, or melt ambiguously back into the masses.”
Lisa Kemmerer, Speaking Up for Animals: An Anthology of Women's Voices

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