As Irvine argues, we have a responsibility to minimize the vulnerability of animals within our care and those that can be affected by our actions....Aimed at general readers and those interested in animal-human interaction, this book serves as a reminder that disasters put more than human life at stake.-Contemporary Sociology
Rather than merely planning for the future of what to do when a nightmare unfolds, [Irvine] encourages us to make animals less vulnerable here and now.... This is a book that should be read by many throughout fields as diverse as veterinary medicine, social science and public policy.-Anthrozoos
Leslie Irvine is Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder and the author of two previous books, including If you Tame Me: Understanding Our Connection with Animals (Temple).
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Companion Animals
2. Animals on Factory Farms
3. Birds and Marine Wildlife
4. Animals in Research Facilities
Conclusion: Noah's Task
Notes
Bibliography
Index