Veganitaliana Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I just finished reading "When Elephants Weep" by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson and Susan McCarthy. It was excellent! Truly a must read. Here's a great summary: "With chapters on love, joy, anger, fear, shame, compassion, and loneliness, all framed by a provocative reevaluation of how we treat animals, "When Elephants Weep" is the first book since Darwin's time to explore the full range of emotions throughout the animal kingdom, and it features a cast of hundreds." What I found the most interesting is the evidence of scientists constantly trying to prove that animals don't feel and that any attempt to prove the contrary is antrhopromorphising (the ultimate insult for the supposedly "objective" scientist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 I've read it too. It's a very good book. It another of Masson's books, "The Pig who sang to the moon" that made me convert from vegetarian to vegan. Both made me cry a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veganitaliana Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 I've read it too. It's a very good book. It another of Masson's books, "The Pig who sang to the moon" that made me convert from vegetarian to vegan. Both made me cry a lot. Thanks, I'll look that one up too. Ciao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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