Alice Crary is University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at The New School for Social Research.Lori Gruen is the William Griffin Professor of Philosophy at Wesleyan University.

"Animal Crisis presents the reader with the most thorough research into the ways in which animal lives are understood. The arguments are illustrated with stories of individual animals or groups of animals who have been cruelly treated.  It is a must for all those who want to understand why we should treat animals ethically."Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace"So radical, so morally unsettling, that you have to take your courage in both hands to read it. But read it you should."Raimond Gaita, author of The Philosopher’s Dog"A deeply moving book that calls on us to reconsider our relationship to animals and to other humans and ecosystems we depend on."Sally Haslanger, author of Resisting Reality"[A]n inspirational and comprehensive book on animal ethics: concise yet packed with an impressive amount of potent information."Leonardo Reviews

• About Writing this BookAcknowledgmentsPrologue1 Crisis: Orangutans2 Ethics: Pigs3 Suffering: Cows4 Minds: Octopuses5 Dignity: Rats6 Seeing: Parrots7 Politics: TicksReferencesIndex

Alice Crary is University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at The New School for Social Research.Lori Gruen is the William Griffin Professor of Philosophy at Wesleyan University.

"Animal Crisis presents the reader with the most thorough research into the ways in which animal lives are understood. The arguments are illustrated with stories of individual animals or groups of animals who have been cruelly treated.  It is a must for all those who want to understand why we should treat animals ethically."Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace"So radical, so morally unsettling, that you have to take your courage in both hands to read it. But read it you should."Raimond Gaita, author of The Philosopher’s Dog"A deeply moving book that calls on us to reconsider our relationship to animals and to other humans and ecosystems we depend on."Sally Haslanger, author of Resisting Reality"[A]n inspirational and comprehensive book on animal ethics: concise yet packed with an impressive amount of potent information."Leonardo Reviews

• About Writing this BookAcknowledgmentsPrologue1 Crisis: Orangutans2 Ethics: Pigs3 Suffering: Cows4 Minds: Octopuses5 Dignity: Rats6 Seeing: Parrots7 Politics: TicksReferencesIndex

Alice Crary is University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at The New School for Social Research.Lori Gruen is the William Griffin Professor of Philosophy at Wesleyan University.

"Animal Crisis presents the reader with the most thorough research into the ways in which animal lives are understood. The arguments are illustrated with stories of individual animals or groups of animals who have been cruelly treated.  It is a must for all those who want to understand why we should treat animals ethically."Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace"So radical, so morally unsettling, that you have to take your courage in both hands to read it. But read it you should."Raimond Gaita, author of The Philosopher’s Dog"A deeply moving book that calls on us to reconsider our relationship to animals and to other humans and ecosystems we depend on."Sally Haslanger, author of Resisting Reality"[A]n inspirational and comprehensive book on animal ethics: concise yet packed with an impressive amount of potent information."Leonardo Reviews

• About Writing this BookAcknowledgmentsPrologue1 Crisis: Orangutans2 Ethics: Pigs3 Suffering: Cows4 Minds: Octopuses5 Dignity: Rats6 Seeing: Parrots7 Politics: TicksReferencesIndex