| Title | : | Voices from the Underground: For the Love of Animals |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.97 (516 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0932727484 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 166 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 1999-10-01 |
| Genre | : |
Not since the last spasm of mass extinctions swept this planet some 65 million years ago--the result of natural forces--have so many species, dinvidual animals and plants been threatened and obliterated. Michael Tobias' "Voices from the Underground" speaks directly from the trenches of that heart-breaking and preventable assault, painting a riveting picture of the crisis of human abuse, exploitation and cruelty towards animals. While documenting that human trespass, and the many legal loopholes and cultural blinders which have perpetuated it, Tobias' primary focus is the profiling of several heroic people who have devoted most of their lives to stopping cruelty and working with great courage and tenacity to persuade others of their ethical convictions. We follow the incredible exploits of such people as Gene and Lorri Bauston, the deeply sensitive and tenacious founders of Farm Animal Sanctuary; of Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco, ecolical and ethical visionaries ! who founded and curr
Editorial : From Library Journal
Tobias (Nature's Keepers) introduces the reader to several people on the forefront of the fight to free animals from human abuse. Those profiled include Gene and Lorri Bauston, founders of Farm Animal Sanctuary; Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco, founders of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA); Christine Stevens of the Animal Welfare Institute; and animal liberationist Rod Coronado, who is serving time in prison for illegal activity on behalf of animals. Here we read about the inhumane conditions on factory farms, a stockyard industry that condones prolonged suffering of cattle and other "food" animals, and researchers who perform experiments of questionable value on nonhuman primates. Tobias examines the choices we have made as a society that have led us to this institutionalized cruelty against animals. His book is difficult to read only because it exposes so much suffering. Still, it is essential for public and college libraries.
-Peggie
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