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Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Companion Animals
2. Animals on Factory Farms
3. Birds and Marine Wildlife
4. Animals in Research Facilities
Conclusion: Noah’s Task
Notes
Bibliography
Index
The fate of animals in disasters depends on practical solutions informed by compassion and common sense
Leslie Irvine is Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder and the author of two previous books, including If you Tame Me: Understanding Our Connection with Animals (Temple).
“Filling the Ark is a fascinating combination of scholarship,
public policy, and animal advocacy. Leslie Irvine examines the
plight of animals in the face of man-made and natural disasters in
light of larger issues associated with our society's ambivalence
about the moral status of other species The writing is excellent
and the author's first hand experiences rescuing companion animals
during Hurricane Katrina are compelling."—Harold Herzog, Department
of Psychology, Western Carolina University
“As Irvine argues, we have a responsibility to minimize the
vulnerability of animals within our care and those that can be
affected by our actions....Aimed at general readers and those
interested in animal-human interaction, this book serves as a
reminder that disasters put more than human life at
stake.”—Contemporary Sociology
“Rather than merely planning for the future of what to do when a
nightmare unfolds, [Irvine] encourages us to make animals less
vulnerable here and now.... This is a book that should be read by
many throughout fields as diverse as veterinary medicine, social
science and public policy.”—Anthrozoos
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