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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Should Animals Have Rights? | |
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| Chapter Overview: The Animal Rights Debate | |
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| Yes: Animals Should Have Rights | |
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| Animals Should Have a Right Not to Be Exploited | |
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| Differences Between Animals and Humans Do Not Justify Denying Animals Basic Rights | |
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| Whether a Right or Not, Animals Should Be Treated Morally | |
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| Animals Have Rich Emotional Lives and Consciousness | |
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| No: Animals Should Not Have Rights | |
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| God Did Not Make Animals the Moral Equivalent of Humans | |
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| Animals Are Not Moral Agents and So Cannot Have Rights | |
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| Giving Animals Rights Is Antihuman | |
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| Animals Need Better Care, Not Equal Rights | |
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| Does the Food Industry Mistreat Animals? | |
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| Chapter Preface | |
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| Factory Farming Ignores the Suffering of Animals | |
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| The Animal Agriculture Industry Cares About the Welfare of Animals | |
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| Factory Farms Mistreat Animals and Endanger Human Health | |
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| Modern Animal Agriculture Is Necessary for Low-Cost Food | |
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| Caging Chickens Protects Them from Avian Flu | |
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| Free-Range Farms Will Not Stop Farm Animals' Suffering | |
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| A Vegan Lifestyle Is Necessary to Stop the Mistreatment of Animals | |
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| Is Animal Medical Experimentation Justified? | |
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| Chapter Overview: The Animal Experimentation Debate | |
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| Yes: Animal Medical Experimentation Is Justified | |
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| Human Well-Being Requires the Use of Animals for Medical Research | |
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| Animals Should Not Be Given Rights at the Expense of Human Needs | |
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| Mistreatment of Animals by Researchers Is Rare | |
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| No: Animal Medical Experimentation Is Not Justified | |
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| The Value of Animal Experimentation Is Exaggerated | |
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| Superior Research Methods Make Animal Testing Unjustified | |
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| Using Animals for Medical Testing May Be Wrong for Scientific Rather than Ethical Reasons | |
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| Should It Be Allowed for Animals to Be Used for Entertainment? | |
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| Chapter Preface | |
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| Yes: Animals Should Be Allowed to Be Used for Entertainment | |
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| Sportfishing Does Not Hurt Fish | |
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| Is Bear Hunting Necessary to Protect Both Bears and Humans? | |
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| Circus Animals Are Well Treated | |
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| Traditional Rodeos Should Be Allowed to Continue | |
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| No: Animals Should Not Be Allowed to Be Used for Entertainment | |
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| Bullfighting Should Be Banned | |
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| Sport Hunting Should Be Banned | |
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| Zoos Are Unnecessary and Should Be Discontinued | |
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| Rodeos Are Sanctioned Animal Abuse and Should Be Stopped | |
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| Organizations to Contact | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |