Daniel Webster College :: Library :: Animal Rights Resources

SCOPE: Many individuals believe that animals are being exploited for medical research. The debate ensues over whether animals should be entitled to basic rights and should not be treated as the resources of humans. Humans should not be able to justify the use of animals for food, experiments, product testing, clothing, or entertainment purposes. The purpose of this pathfinder is to serve as a guideline for the student in locating library resources on the topic of animal rights. It is not intended as a comprehensive listing, but as a random sampling of the many types of resources that are available in the library.

SUBJECT HEADINGS

Books dealing with animal rights are listed in the Baddour Library's online catalog under the following subject headings:

Animal rights
Animal welfare
Environmental ethics

There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.

OVERVIEW SOURCES

REF BJ 63.E45 1992 Encyclopedia of Ethics

CQ Researcher:

Issues and Controversies database from Facts on File

Some representative books from the circulating collection that are located upstairs in the library are:

CIRCULATING BOOKS

Cavalieri, Paola. The Animal Question: Why Nonhuman Animals Deserve Human Rights. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Cohen, Carl. The Animal Rights Debate. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2001.

Garner, Robert. Animals, Politics, and Morality. New York: Manchester University Press, 1993.

Guerrini, Anita. Experimenting with Humans and Animals: From Galen to Animal Rights. Baltimore, Md: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.

Haugen, David M. Animal Experimentation. New York: Thomson Gale, 2007.

Rowlands, Mark. Animal Rights: A Philosophical Defence. New York: St. Martins Press, 1998.

Merz-Perez, Linda. Animal Cruelty: Pathway to Violence Against People. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2004.

Williams, Erin E. Why Animals Matter: The Case for Animal Protection. Amherst, N.Y: Prometheus Books, 2007.

Wise, Steven M. Drawing the Line: Science and the Case for Animal Rights. Cambridge, Mass: Perseus Books, 2002.

Some of the specific periodicals that the library subscribes to that focuses on the topic of animal rights are:

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

Click the link for a list of full text journals available through our databases in:

Animal Science

WEB SITES

Animal Info: Information on Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Mammals
http://www.animalinfo.org

Animal Legal & Historical Web Center (under Hot Topics- Animal Rights)
http://www.animallaw.info
This site was designed by Professor David Favre from Michigan State University College of Law and focuses primarily on the legal issues surrounding animal rights.

Animal Welfare and the Ethics of Animal Use
http://www.ethicsweb.ca/resources/animal-welfare/index.html

The Electronic Zoo - Animal Resources
http://netvet.wustl.edu/ssi.htm

The Moral Status of Animals
http://ethics.sandiego.edu/applied/animals/

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
http://www.peta.org/

Updated 10/28/2008