"What gives the book distinction is Garner's comprehensive grasp of and sympathy with this subject."--New Statesman and Society
"Thorough and compelling."--Political Studies
"Meticulously researched...should be regarded as a standard text for teachers and undergraduates."--Talking Politics
"Leads the way through this labyrinth of moral mazes."--New Scientist Our treatment of, and attitudes towards, animals vary from respect and concern at one end of the scale to cruelty and neglect at the other. Acts of violence to animals are countered by acts of violence on the behalf of animals....