{"product_id":"animal-rights-current-debates-and-new-directions-9780195152173","title":"Animal Rights: Current Debates and New Directions","description":"\u003cp\u003eMillions of people live with cats  dogs  and other pets  which they treat as members of their families. But through their daily behavior  people who love those pets  and greatly care about their welfare  help ensure short and painful lives for millions  even billions of animals that cannot easily be distinguished from dogs and cats. Today  the overwhelming percentage of animals with whom Westerners interact are raised for food. Countless animals endure lives of relentless misery and die often torturous deaths.  The use of animals by human beings  often for important human purposes  has forced uncomfortable questions to center stage: Should people change their behavior? Should the law promote animal welfare? Should animals have legal rights? Should animals continue to be counted as \"property\"? What reforms make sense?  Cass Sunstein and Martha Nussbaum bring together an all-star cast of contributors to explore the legal and political issues that underlie the campaign for animal rights and the opposition to it. Addressing ethical questions about ownership  protection against unjustified suffering  and the ability of animals to make their own choices free from human control  the authors offer numerous different perspectives on animal rights and animal welfare. They show that whatever ones ultimate conclusions  the relationship between human beings and nonhuman animals is being fundamentally rethought. This book offers a state-of-the-art treatment of that rethinking.  Contributors include: Elizabeth Anderson Cora Diamond Richard A. Epstein David Favre Gary L. Francione Gisela Kaplan Catharine A. MacKinnon Richard A. Posner James Rachelsl Lesley J. Rogers Peter Singer Mariann Sullivan Stephen M. Wise David J. Wolfson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67909650513973,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195152174","price":101.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195152173.jpg?v=1794083205","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/animal-rights-current-debates-and-new-directions-9780195152173","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}