Dominion by Matthew Scully

Dominion by Matthew Scully

In the Book of Genesis, God grants mankind "dominion" over other animals. But with such power comes an important responsibility: To treat them with kindness. Part investigative journalism and part call to action, DOMINION explores how we have disregarded and even perverted that duty towards animals. Building a case that avoids the extremes of more radical animal rights advocates, Matthew Scully argues against the popular and "scientifically proven" notions that animals cannot feel pain, experience no emotions and are not conscious of their own lives. Moving from that biblical injunction to a safari convention and a hellish factory farm, and finally taking a critical look at the most influential writers about animals, DOMINION is painful, infuriating, controversial, passionate and deeply intelligent - a book of lasting power and importance for all of us.

Scully, Matthew: - Matthew Scully served from January 2001 until June 2002 as special assistant and senior speechwriter to President George W. Bush. He worked in the president's 2000 campaign and has also written for vice presidents Dan Quayle and Dick Cheney, and for the late Pennsylvania governor Robert P. Casey. A former literary editor for the National Review, he has been published in various periodicals including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He is the author of Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy. He lives with his wife, Emmanuelle, in northern Virginia.

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ISBN 13	9780312261474
ISBN 10	0312261470
Title	Dominion
Author	Matthew Scully
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	St Martin's Press
Year published	2002-10-15
Number of pages	434
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