How has the state of the animals improved in the last half century? How has it worsened? Have gains been made on behalf of animals under threat? In one landmark volume, distinguished scholars and experts examine these questions—and offer often provocative answers—for farm animals, companion animals, laboratory animals, zoo animals, and wildlife worldwide.

The State of the Animals: 2001
220 pages, 8 1/2" x 10 15/16", softcover
$29.50 plus shipping and handling
53 figures, seven photographs
ISBN 0-9658942-3-1
Publication date: June 2001

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Table of Contents and Preface
Overview
Chapter 1: A Social History of Postwar Animal Protection
Chapter 2: Cruelty to Animals: Changing Psychological, Social, and Legislative Perspectives
Chapter 3: Social Attitudes and Animals
Chapter 4: From Pets to Companion Animals
Chapter 5: Farm Animals and Their Welfare in 2000
Chapter 6: Progress in Livestock Handling and Slaughter Techniques in the United States, 1970–2000
Chapter 7: Animal Research: A Review of Developments, 1950–2000
Chapter 8: The First Forty Years of the Alternatives Approach: Refining, Reducing, and Replacing the Use of Laboratory Animals
Chapter 9: Is There a Place in the World For Zoos? Another View of Zoos
Chapter 10: Animal Protection in a World Dominated by the World Trade Organization
Chapter 11: Urban Wildlife
Chapter 12: Fertility Control in Animals
About the Contributors
Index