7.1: Readings
- Page ID
- 31106
EMPTY CAGES – 8. Turning Animals into Performers ANIMALS LIKE US – Ch. 7. Zoos
EMPTY CAGES – 9. Turning Animals into Competitors ANIMALS LIKE US – Ch. 8. Hunting
ANIMALS LIKE US – Ch. 9. Pets
Gruen: 5. Dilemmas of captivity and 6. Animals in the wild (optional)
Keith Burgess-Jackson, "Doing Right by Our Animal Companions" in David Benatar, ed., Ethics for Everyday (McGraw-Hill, 2002), ethicsandanimals.googlepages.com/kbj-pets.pdf
Gary Varner, "Pets, Companion Animals, and Domesticated Partners," in David Benatar, ed., Ethics for Everyday (McGraw- Hill, 2002), pp. 150-75 philosophy.tamu.edu/~gary/Publications/ using "guest" and "enter" when prompted for an ID and a password, respectively.
Further Reading:
- Association of Zoos and Aquariums: http://www.aza.org/
- Ringling Brothers’ circus: www.ringling.com/animals/
- Search these animal groups’ pages about these issues:
HSUS: http://www.hsus.org/
(www.hsus.org/wildlife/issues_facing_wildlife/circuses/),
PETA: http://www.peta.org/ (www.circuses.com)