Animal

From the pet that we live with and care for, to news items such\nas animal cloning, and the use of various creatures in film,\ntelevision and advertising, animals are a constant presence in our\nlives. Animalis a timely overview of the many ways in which we live\nwith animals, and assesses many of the paradoxes of our\nrelationships with them: for example, why is the pet that sits by\nthe dinner table never for eating? Examining novels such as\nCharlotte’s Web, films such as Old Yeller and Babe, science and\nadvertising, fashion and philosophy, Animal also evaluates the ways\nin which we think about animals and challenges a number of the\nassumptions we hold. Why is it, for example, that animals are such\na constant presence in children’s literature? And what does it mean\nto wear fake fur? Is fake fur an ethical avoidance of animal\nsuffering, or merely a sanitized version of the unacceptable use of\nanimals as clothing? Neither evangelical nor proselytizing, Animal\ninvites the reader to think beyond the boundaries of a subject that\nhas a direct effect on our day-to-day lives.

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