CHAPTER 1
Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Human Age
CHAPTER 2
Can Science Save Animals?
CHAPTER 3
The Animals Whom We Eat
CHAPTER 4
Fat Rats and Lab Cats
CHAPTER 5
Zooed Animals
CHAPTER 6
Captive and Companion
CHAPTER 7
Born to Be Wild?
CHAPTER 8
Coexistence in the Anthropocene and Beyond: Compassion and Justice
for All
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Marc Bekoff has published thirty books, including The Emotional
Lives of Animals. He is professor emeritus of ecology and
evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a
former Guggenheim fellow. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.
Jessica Pierce, author of Run, Spot, Run- The Ethics of Keeping
Pets, is faculty affiliate at the University of Colorado Center for
Bioethics and Humanities. She lives in Lyons, Colorado, with her
husband, daughter, two dogs, and a cat.
“Bekoff and Pierce want to create a shift in the human-animal
relationship, and those that are ready to do so will want to read
this book.”
—Library Journal
“Through meticulous research and with a rational and reasoned
approach, prolific animal rights advocate Bekoff (Rewilding Our
Hearts, 2014) and colleague Pierce advocate for violence-free, more
compassionate, and harmonious relations between humans and animals
in all situations.”
—Booklist
“[The book] makes for a thought-provoking read, one that will force
you to re-evaluate many of the assumptions you may hold about
animals, animal behavior, and animal well-being in our present
era.”
—Speak for the Animals
“The call for a science of animal well-being is not only much
needed but also long overdue.”
—Kim Stallwood, author, Growl: Life Lessons, Hard Truths, and Bold
Strategies from an Animal Advocate
“My eyes have been opened as never before, and if we long, as I
hope we do, for a more balanced and kinder world, welcome this
book, as I do, with open arms, minds, and heart.”
—Virginia McKenna, Founder and Trustee, The Born Free
Foundation
“An increasing number of compassionate people care deeply about
animals. But there are not yet enough of us. We need to change the
way the world is run, so that all creatures can enjoy their lives
and bring up their offspring without interference. Education is the
key; that’s why everyone should read The Animals’ Agenda. This book
will change hearts and minds.”
—Brian May, CBE, founding member of Queen and founder of the Save
Me Trust
“Bekoff and Pierce are informed, concerned, and provocative
thinkers. Their information is solid; their plea is ethical. If
you’re not there with them when you open the book, their research
and logic will give you a lot to think about. If you are already in
philosophical agreement, your arguments will be more informed than
ever by their richly built book.”
—Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and
Feel
“The Animals’ Agenda is a bold and important book that everyone
should read, argue over, and think about deeply. Not only does this
book expose the obscene abuses of factory farms and lab animals,
but it tackles deeper, harder, more complex questions as well.
Should humans eat animals at all? Do we have the right to confine
animals in zoos or aquariums? Is it morally defensible to let our
cats roam free, where they will kill native wildlife, or to
frustrate their hunting drive by restricting their freedom? People
who love animals may come to different conclusions—but these are
questions we should be discussing and debating if ever we are to
evolve past the human-centered Anthropocene. The Animals’ Agenda
brings us closer to the day when our behavior toward our fellow
species is determined not by convenience or greed but by
compassion.”
—Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus and The Good Good
Pig
“This wonderful and inspiring book reminds us in particular that we
should treat wild animals as our co-citizens on this planet and
treat them with respect and protect their natural environment. A
must-read by anyone who aspires to morality and justice.”
—Matthieu Ricard, author of A Plea for the Animals
“Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce remind us of our unique place in
the diverse orchestra of life and of our moral responsibilities to
other animals. Human kindness is vital for individuals of other
species to survive and to thrive, and vital for our own survival in
a challenging and ever-changing world.”
—Ingrid E. Newkirk, president of PETA
“This book is at the forefront of our evolving understanding, in
science and ethics, of what we must do to protect animals in an
increasingly human-dominated world.”
—Dale Peterson, author of The Moral Lives of Animals and Jane
Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man
“The Animals’ Agenda upends the ways we grow up treating and
demeaning nonhuman animals and their habitats. The well-documented
style makes us want ‘to think anew and act anew,’ to use Abraham
Lincoln’s immortal words. Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce make you
ponder and extend your own mind and sense of wonder about what the
natural world means to us so we can in turn act more sensibly and
kindly toward that sine qua non for human existence. The Animals’
Agenda is a heartening book for all ages.”
—Ralph Nader, author of Animal Envy: A Fable
“Thoroughly grounded in the history of animal protection, Marc
Bekoff and Jessica Pierce have written a manifesto for a science of
animal wellbeing, clearly distinguishing it from the science of
animal welfare and articulating a vision for how this new science
may inform a world in which humans live in community with their
fellow creature.”
—Dale Jamieson, New York University, professor of environmental
studies and philosophy, author of Reason in a Dark Time and
coauthor of Love in the Anthropocene
“The things we’re learning about animals have moral implications
and, as they should, are triggering much-needed changes in human
behavior. The translation of human knowledge and understanding into
better outcomes for animals couldn’t come fast enough, and The
Animals’ Agenda will greatly accelerate the process.”
—Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO, The Humane Society of the United
States, and author of The Humane Economy
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