animal rights movement

A social history of the movement, its major ideas, activism that emerged, and its future challenges.

James, an agent of CHERUB, a top-secret organization staffed by highly-trained but ordinary looking teens, joins his young colleagues in investigating a radical animal protection group that believes it is fine to sacrifice one human to save the lives of many animals.

Presents a discussion of animal rights, examining debates over the use of animals for food, research, and entertainment, looking at alternatives to using animals, and examining the animals rights movement.

Examines the role of animals in testing for biological research, medical purposes, and consumer products, and discusses controversies raised over such practices.

Presents an overview of the history of animal rights, and features seventeen essays in which the authors discuss the growth of the movement, its leaders, philosophies and criticisms, and landmark cases.

Discusses issues surrounding animal experimentation, including animal rights, medical breakthroughs, and alternatives to animal experimentation.