Animals' Rights Considered in Relation to Social Progress

Henry Salt (1851 - 1939)

In the book, Salt argues against the idea of speciesism, though the term was not coined for another 76 years.
The book also argues against vivisection, misuse of horses and wild animals, hunting and fishing, and the fur trade, and in favor of vegetarianism.
It is widely considered to be the first explicit treatment of the concept of animal rights. - Summary by Angus Taylor and James Hyslop

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Animals, Modern

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface LucieLutin
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Play 01 The Principle of Animals’ Rights LucieLutin
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Play 02 The Case of Domestic Animals LucieLutin
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Play 03 The Case of Wild Animals LucieLutin
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Play 04 The Slaughter of Animals for Food LucieLutin
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Play 05 Sport, or Amateur Butchery LucieLutin
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Play 06 Murderous Millinery LucieLutin
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Play 07 Experimental Torture LucieLutin
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Play 08 Lines of Reform LucieLutin
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Play 09 Appendix 1: "The Term "Rights” LucieLutin
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Play 10 Appendix 2: "The Neo-Cartesians" LucieLutin
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Play 11 Appendix 3: "Motor Versus Horse" LucieLutin
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Play 12 Appendix 4: "Zoological Gardens" LucieLutin
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Play 13 Appendix 5: "Scientist and Sacerdotalist" LucieLutin
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Play 14 Appendix 6: "The Confessions of a Physician" LucieLutin
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Play 15 Appendix 7: "Antipathy or Sympathy?" LucieLutin
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Play 16 Appendix 8: "The Animal Question and the Social Question" LucieLutin
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