Annotated Bibliography

1  Aidaros, H. “Drivers for animal welfare policies in the Middle East.” OFFICE INT    EPIZOOTIES: Paris, 2014. Web.

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2Aalota, Elisa. “The Philosophy behind the Movement: Animal Studies versus  Animal Rights.” Society & Animals. Oct2011, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p393-406. 14p.         Web.

Elisa Aatola, in her article, looks into the criticisms given out by animal rights scholars to grassroots movements. Such criticisms place stress on the movements for their philosophically uninformed posture, politically regressive effect, and practically unpersuasive demonstrations. Aaolta asserts that these criticisms arise due to a lack of understanding of the philosophical notions found within the movement, although concedes that there may be room for more emphasis on persuasion among animal rights activists.

3   Beers, Diane L. “For the prevention of cruelty : the history and legacy of animal         rights activism in the United States.” Athens, Ohio: Swallow Press/Ohio     University Press, c2006. Web.

In Diane Beers’ book “For the prevention of cruelty : the history and legacy of animal rights activism in the United States” she takes a look at some of the pop-cultural discussion surrounding the issues of animal rights and applies her academic experience. While taking note of what she read from a magazine on the subject of the legal status of animals, Beers notes a relatively short memory in the discussion of animal rights. “Granted, the author’s intent was not to study the past, but the article’s ahistorical perspective exemplifies a broader trend of omission that extends from popular conceptions to academia(2). Her work provides a historical survey of the movement that is relative to recent developments on the subject.

4  Black, Jason. “Extending the rights of personhood, voice, and life to sensate others:   A homology of right to life and animal rights rhetoric.” Communication Quarterly. Volume 51, 2003 - Issue 3

Jason Black’s book “Extending the Rights of Personhood, Voice, and Life to Sensate  Others” claims the existence of, and seeks to prove rhetorical similarities between the animal rights movement and the right-to-life (anti-abortion) movements. He begins this book off with the coined term “Other-directed.” Which refers to individuals whose protest seeks to help a disenfranchised group that they are not part of.

5  DeMello, Margo. “Animals and Society : An Introduction to Human-Animal   Studies.” Columbia University Press, 2012. Web.

Margo Demello, in her book “Animals and Society: An Introduction to Human-Animal Studes” offers a reading human-animal relations. The purpose of her book was claimed to be a resource for professors teach from more effectively on the subject as well as being accessible to students in learning the subject. Her goal in teaching and writing on the subject is to have the field expand more in academia, as her audience is almost exclusive academic for this particular production.

6Francione, Gary; Garner, Robert. The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or       Regulation? Columbia University Press, 2010.

Gary Francione, and Robert Francisco offer two perspectives on the notion of animal rights movements and approaches to conceptualizing the roles animals play in human-animal interactions. Gary being under the persuasion that all use of animal products for human benefit is not morally justifiable, whereas Francisco argues that while revisions should be made to the use and consumption of animals, the creatures inhabit a lower rung on a scale of what kind of rights animals deserve in comparison to humans. This book doesn’t argue whether or not animal deserve legal protection, but rather to what extent.

7Franklin, Julian H. “Animal Rights and Moral Philosophy.” Columbia University      Press, 2005. Web.

Julian Franklin, in his book, seeks to rework the philosophical notion of animal rights and over some new directions, as he states in his preface. The book is segmented into chapters that take a philosophical school of thought that is closely associated with famous philosophers who have mentioned this subject and offers counterpoints and new ideas in relation to these schools of thought. Franklin speaks in a way that presumes knowledge of the subject on the part of the reader and is intending for a somewhat experienced audience.

8Gottwald, Franz et. al., Editors. Food Ethics. Springer, 2010.

Gottwald et. al. compiled the 2010 book “Food Ethics” as an assertion to create the subject of Food Ethics into its own well distinguished line of scholarly activity. The beginning of the first chapter opens with a discussion on a variety of global crises related to the food industry that comprise the subject matter of Food Ethics, and how political and non-government organizations are involved with them. Taking this into account, it is noted that Food Ethics is not a regular subject taught in schools or universities, but according to the writer, it needs to be. This book, cites numerous sources on the subject at considerable lengths and is designated to readers with some involvement in ethical discussions already.

   9  Guither, Harold D. “Animal Rights: History and Scope of a radical social        movement.” Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, c1998. Web.

Harold Guither offers a fairly comprehensive historical recount of the animal rights movement; including details about origins in Europe as well as the formation of key players in the rhetorical realm of the discussion. Guither writes on a variety of subjects within the movement, including legislature passed to protect animals, the presence and development of vegetarian ideology within the movement, and historical context of the various societies that developed over the course of time. Guither's book is a useful guide to research for students or those curious about the movement to collect a list of facts from.

   10 James, Jasper. "The Art of Moral Protest: Culture, Biography, and Creativity in       Social            Movements." University of Chicago Press, 2008. Web.

In James Jasper’s book “ The Art of Moral Protest: Culture, Biography, and Creativity in Social Movements” he focuses on the form protests take on to meet the demand of their situation, and he takes into account and develops terms on the cultural and individual level. He states that use scholars use to take into account the ‘objective’ features of protests (namely strife over resources or political climate) that were more easily measurable, there has since been an increase in literature of the cultural perspective of rhetoric, and he claims that the findings of this literature should be applied in rethinking prior theories rather than attempting to reduce the newly discussed cultural factors into variables to take into account alongside the objective data. Jasper’s book is written at an academic level and published from the University of Chicago Press, intended primarily for scholarly readers

   11 Linzy, Andrew. “The Global Guide to Animal Protection.” University of                                Illinois            Press. 2012. Web.

Andrew Linzy book is written broadly on the implementable techniques for animal-friendly living in a global society

12 Monoghan, Rachel. “Animal rights and violent protest.” Terrorism and Political         Violence, 9:4,106-116. Web.

Rachel Monaghan, in her article, seeks to map the growth of the demand for animal rights against the evolution of violent animal rights protests. She takes into account works from a few noteworthy philosophers on the subject as well as a few activist groups known for having aggressive displays, specifically looking into their tactics, ideologies, and targets. Rachel writes from the journal of terrorism and political violence, and while her approach in writing is accessible enough, the area of publication seems specific to a scholarly audience.

   13 Moss, Michael. “Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry.”  Nytimes.com.  January, 2015. Web.

In his 2015 article “Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry” published in the New York Times, Michael Moss claims the existence of severe animal neglect or mistreatment with the purpose of increasing profits for the meat industry. He develops this point by citing people who formerly worked for the testing center under discussion, as well as textual responses received from employees, as a means to demonstrate the kind of behavior going on. Pictorial evidence is also provided. The government involvement in these experiments is highlighted, and the ultimate goal of the article is one to bring awareness to the kind of animal suffering that’s going on and the type of funding it is getting. This article is published for the audience of people outside of the industry in order to shed light to those who may be totally uninvolved in the discussion.

   14 Murphy, Dee. “The Great American Meatout.” Current Health 2. Feb2002, Vol. 28   Issue 6, p23.3p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Chart. Web.

Dee Murphy’s article “The Great American Meatout” is a descriptive analysis of the annual vegetarian event started by the FARM organization that was started as a response to the declaration of National Meat week.

   15  Powell, Kimberly A. “The Great American Meatout: Engaging a Society of Meat       Eaters in Anti Meat-Eating Rhetoric.” Journal of the Northwest            Communication Association. Spring2002, Vol. 31, p81-102. 22p. Web.

Kimberly Powell’s article on The Great American Meatout offers an analysis of one of the few major movements that is aimed at promoting a meat-free diet in a society that is fully absorbed in a meat-eating ethos. Noting the symbolism that staple meat products such as steak and veal has with power in America, and noting the de-animalization of meat-products through the complete separation consumers have with the slaughtering process, Powell analyzes the historical context and rhetorical technique of Farm Animal Reform Movement,  noting how their messages has affected a society that is deluged in meat-eating propaganda

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