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The Holocaust and the Henmaid’s Tale
Karen Davis’ The Holocaust and the Henmaid’s Tale is a heretical book in the very best of senses. Davis challenges the firmly held beliefs of a society that systematically devalues the lives of nonhuman animals as a means of justifying their exploitation
Continue reading...Winged Migration
31. October 2009
Winged Migration (2001) is a visually stunning “documentary-adventure” that follows several communities of birds on their seasonal migratory journeys. Although the migrations are set to music and the flapping of the birds’ wings can be heard in many scenes, the film is primarily a visual experience. There is very little narration in Winged Migration, which for the most part is shot from the perspective of the migrating birds.
Continue reading...Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights
12. August 2009
Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights is a highly accessible introduction to animal rights alongside leading animal rights philosopher Tom Regan’s own story of transitioning to an animal friendly lifestyle.
Continue reading...For Kids Who Love Animals: A Guide to Sharing the Planet
12. August 2009
If your children love creative projects, fun facts, and animals of all kinds For Kids Who Love Animals: A Guide to Sharing the Planet will be a great addition to their bookshelf.
Continue reading...The Witness
16. June 2009
The Witness, an award winning documentary, tells the story of a personal miracle, a change in perception. Eddie Lama is an architectural metals contractor in New York, with a mission to raise awareness about animal suffering. Growing up in a violent neighbourhood in the Bronx, Eddie frequently witnessed friends harm zoo animals at night or chase cats down alleys with intent to harm. The only reason he didn't participate himself, he says, was fear. Eddie never had a pet growing up. Having been raised in a family with an aversion to pets, Eddie was afraid of animals.
Continue reading...Issues in Green Criminology: Confronting Harms Against Environments, Humanity and Other Animals
8. March 2009
This edited collection draws together works from scholars involved in ‘green criminology'. Green criminology studies how governments, corporations, military complexes and human consumption harm the environment and non-human animals. Damage to air and water quality, animal testing, uranium proliferation and slaughterhouses are examples of the kinds of issues green criminologists examine.
Continue reading...Earthlings
16. February 2009
The 2003 documentary film Earthlings, Narrated by Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Shaun Monson, presents a shocking account of the relationships between nature, nonhuman animals, and humankind with horrifying images of animal use over the swooning original soundtrack by Moby. While Earthlings' thesis is the noble comparison of these three elements of life, the film mostly draws on the dark consequences of human dominance over animals.
Continue reading...Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
7. February 2009
Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation hit The New York Times' "Bestsellers" list, and was praised by powerful publications such as The New Yorker, Newsweek, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Washington Post. Fast Food Nation presents the history and horrors of this industry's journey from its sparse beginnings to become a symbol of American success, including purposefully advertising to children, union busting, and bribing government agencies.
Continue reading...Behind the Mask
7. February 2009
Behind the Mask, a production of Uncaged Films and ARME directed and produced by Shannon Keith, is an outstanding and thought provoking documentary about the Animal Liberation Front (ALF). Winner of numerous awards, the seventy-two minute investigative film weaves together interviews with some of the leading figures in the animal liberation movement with undercover footage of animals in laboratories, as well as being liberated and in loving sanctuaries.
Continue reading...The Longest Struggle: From Pythagoras To PETA
25. January 2009
Norm Phelps book, The Longest Struggle: From Pythagoras To PETA, constructs a broad historical narrative that makes new and important sense of Western history from the perspective of animal advocacy and vegetarianism. By working from the animal and vegetarian standpoints, Phelps uncovers aspects of Western history that are as crucial to understand as they are systematically ignored.
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