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Authors: Marc Bekoff
bears
human coexistence with,
50–51
human environmental impact on,
47
,
210
impact of captivity on,
155–56
killing of,
35–37
mistreatment of, in zoos,
162
rescues of,
88
trapping of,
173
Beau (dog),
94
beavers,
139
Beck, Benjamin,
202–3
bees, sentient behavior of,
60–61
Begley, Sharon,
129–30
Belloni, Francis,
154
Bennison, Rod,
107
Berlin Zoo,
132–33
Berry, Joyce,
197
Berry, Thomas,
23
,
24
,
104
,
196
,
206
Best Friends Animal Society,
3
Beston, Harry,
99–100
Bexell, Sarah,
114
,
169
,
170–71
,
204
Bhavnager University (Gujyrat, India),
154
Binti Jua (gorilla),
91–93
birds
compassionate behavior of,
85–86
,
87–88
human environmental impact on,
44–45
,
47
,
210
legal protection of,
49
migratory patterns of,
47
numbers of, as pets,
32
sentient behavior of,
56
,
57
,
64–65
,
95–97
Black Beauty
(Sewell),
77
Blumenauer, Earl,
185
Boo, Jasmijn de,
179
Born Free USA,
184–85
Born to Be Good
(Keltner),
104
,
195–96
Bossley, Mike,
60
Boulder County Jail,
36
Boyle, Paul,
169–70
Bradshaw, Gay,
43–44
Bronx Zoo,
165
Brusher, John,
156
Bubbles (crayfish),
110
bullfighting,
179–80
bull riding,
159
Burns, James,
69
Butch (dog),
108
butterflies,
203–4
C
calf roping,
159
CAM (Chorioallantoic Membrane) Test,
144
Cameroon,
185–86
Caminiti, Roberto,
147
cancer, war on,
146
Candy (elephant),
166–67
Captive Primate Safety Act,
184–85
captivity, effects of
on bears,
155–56
in circuses,
158–59
research results and,
152–53
in zoos/aquariums,
160–62
capture myopathy,
155
carbon footprint, of industrial agriculture,
119–20
,
124
Carnegie Mellon Institute,
121
Carson, Rachel,
9
Cashew (dog),
90
cats
compassionate behavior of,
90
laboratory mistreatment of,
172
numbers of, as pets,
32
veterinary bills for,
32
Cattet, Marc,
155–56
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing,
181
Center for Consumer Freedom,
8
Charles River Laboratories, Inc.,
134–35
Chengdu Zoo (China),
187–88
chimpanzees
cage sizes for,
107
as pets,
38–40
sentient behavior of,
62
,
64
,
70–71
zoo exhibits for,
188
Churchill Downs (Louisville, KY),
5
circuses
animal mistreatment in,
128–29
,
136
141–42
,
157–59
,
173
as entertainment,
157
climate change.
See
global warming clothing,
122
,
123
Coalition to Abolish the Draize Test,
181
Coetzee, J. M.,
1
coexistence with animals,
47–48
awe and,
23–25
companion animals,
30–33
defined,
34
ethical choices involved in,
48–49
human environmental impact and,
44–47
,
210–11
human responsibilities in,
37–38
,
211–12
law and,
29–30
speciesism as impediment to,
25–29
wild animals,
33–44
cognitive ethology,
57
Colgate-Palmolive,
144
Colorado,
182–83
Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW),
35–36
,
40–41
,
190–92
Colorado State University,
191
Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO),
195
companion animals
animal researchers as owners of,
110
compassion of,
93–95
euthanizing decisions,
98–100
human relationship with,
30–33
compassion
animal capacity for,
2
,
5–6
,
80–81
,
91–93
in animal rights activism,
187–92
,
199
animals as deserving of,
80–81
animals’ need for,
1–6
gender gap in,
197
human obligation of,
97–100
jen
ratio and,
196
measurement of, in eyes,
95–97
survival and,
104
See also
cross-species compassion
coexistence with animals and,
49
community and,
195–96
cultural sensitivity and,
192–95
everyday choices and,
197–98
interdependence and,
104–5
meat diet and,
122–25
“Compassion in World Farming” press release,
182–83
consciousness,
60–61
conservation,
194–95
consumer economy,
26
Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal
Science
(journal),
152–53
cooperation,
65–66
cosmetics, and animal testing,
181
cosmic justice,
207–8
Costello, Elizabeth,
1
cows
meat diet and,
114
sentient behavior of,
114
,
116
,
177–78
coyotes,
24
,
34–35
,
42
,
173
,
195–96
crabs, sentient behavior of,
57
,
58
crayfish,
110
Created from Animals
(Rachels),
27
Creatures Like Us
(Sharpe),
80
Croke, Vicki,
127
Cross River National Park (Nigeria),
186
cross-species compassion
animal eyes and,
95–97
companion animals,
93–95
,
98–100
differences among species and,
79–80
euthanasia and,
98–100
need for,
1–6
scientific support for,
81–88
cross-species relationships,
1–6
Crum, Bill,
147–48
culling,
43–44
cultural sensitivity, and animal rights activism,
192–95
D
Dagg, Anne Innis,
110
Daily Mail,
60
,
63–64
,
82–83
,
83–84
,
87–88
Daily News,
66–67
Dallas Observer,
183
Dallas Zoo,
183
David Graybeard (chimpanzee),
9
David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (Nairobi, Kenya),
73
Davis, Karen,
143–44
Davis, Mark,
146
deer,
47–48
deforestation,
120
DeGrazia, David,
112
degus,
59
depression,
75–76
deprivation studies,
150–51
Derbyshire, Stuart,
147
Deschenes, Leanne,
189
Diabetes Research Institute,
151
Dimas, Stavros,
186
disconnection,
105–8
,
112–14
,
125
Discovery Cove marine park (Orlando, FL),
132
disease,
117–18
dogs
compassionate behavior of,
82–83
,
84–85
,
87
,
90–91
,
94
euthanasia decisions,
97–99
naming of,
108–10
numbers of, as pets,
32
as persons,
111–12
puppy mills,
138
sentient behavior of,
54
veterinary bills for,
31–32
Dog Years
(Doty),
94
Dokkoon (elephant),
133–34
Dolly (elephant),
166–67
dolphins
compassionate behavior of,
86
human environmental impact on,
45
mistreatment of,
132
sentient behavior of,
58
,
59–60
,
65
domestication,
38–39
Dominion
(Scully),
130
Doty, Mark,
94
doubt,
74
Douglas-Hamilton, Iain,
71
,
72–73
,
156
Draize test,
181
dreams,
31
Dr. Hadwen Trust for Humane Research, ducks,
143–44
dung collection,
156
E
Earthlings
(film; 2005),
130
ecological inclusion,
107
ecosystems, balance in,
103–4
Edinburgh (Scotland) Zoo,
170
egalitarianism,
206
Ehrlich, Paul,
200
Eight Belles (racehorse),
5
Einstein, Albert,
112
elephants
as endangered species,
43–44
field research on,
156
as food in poor countries,
193
mistreatment of,
133–34
,
141–42
,
158
,
173
sentient behavior of,
71–74
,
89
,
166–67
zoo exhibit costs,
183
zoo exhibits phased out,
142
,
165–68
Elwood (professor),
58
Emerson, Ralph Waldo,
103
Emotional Lives of Animals, The
(Bekoff),
6
empathy,
74–75
emus,
144
Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior
(Bekoff),
139
Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal
Welfare
(Bekoff),
43–44
,
197
endangered species
gender and,
197
human responsibility for,
78
poaching and,
194–95
public opinion on,
4
wildlife management and,
41
Endangered Species Act,
197
environmental issues
global warming,
26
,
46–47
,
119
,
210
industrial agriculture and,
118–21
public opinion on,
3–4
Environmental Protection Agency (US),
149
environmental vegetarianism,
124
ethology
cognitive,
57
deep,
207
narrative,
7
Ethology
(journal),
69
Etosha National Park (Namibia),
71
EU Observer,
186–87
euthanasia,
36–37
,
98–100
,
138
,
167
,
183–84
evolutionary theory,
28
exotic animals, as pets,
38–40
,
184–85
extinction of species,
26
,
43–44
eyes, as measurement of compassion,
95–97
,
163
F
factory farming.
See
industrial agriculture Farm Sanctuary,
180