{"product_id":"why-animal-suffering-matters-philosophy-theology-and-practical-ethics","title":"Why Animal Suffering Matters: Philosophy  Theology  and Practical Ethics","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow we treat animals arouses strong emotions. Many people are repulsed by photographs of cruelty to animals and respond passionately to how we make animals suffer for food  commerce  and sport. But is this  as some argue  a purely emotional issue? Are there really no rational grounds for opposing our current treatment of animals?  In Why Animal Suffering Matters  Andrew Linzey argues that when analyzed impartially the rational case for extending moral solicitude to all sentient beings is much stronger than many suppose. Indeed  Linzey shows that many of the justifications for inflicting animal suffering in fact provide grounds for protecting them. Because animals  the argument goes  lack reason or souls or language  harming them is not an offense. Linzey suggests that just the opposite is true  that the inability of animals to give or withhold consent  their inability to represent their interests  their moral innocence  and their relative defenselessness all compel us not to harm them.  Andrew Linzey further shows that the arguments in favor of three controversial practices--hunting with dogs  fur farming  and commercial sealing--cannot withstand rational critique. He considers the economic  legal  and political issues surrounding each of these practices  appealing not to our emotions but to our reason  and shows that they are rationally unsupportable and morally repugnant.  In this superbly argued and deeply engaging book  Linzey pioneers a new theory about why animal suffering matters  maintaining that sentient animals  like infants and young children  should be accorded a special moral status.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44952257822773,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195379772","price":45.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195379778.jpg?v=1770156355","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/why-animal-suffering-matters-philosophy-theology-and-practical-ethics","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}