A great read for anyone who wants to create a more compassionate world for future generations.

Thought provoking. This book will definitely make me think more about my actions and how they impact animals, as well as stand up for them. I am definitely going to embrace an even more veggie lifestyle than I already do.

Just a quick review here: I like Bekoff, but this book is a general primer, an introduction to animal rights, and there are several places where he contradicts himself. We talked about this in our animal rights book group yesterday and the general consensus was that indeed this is not for hardened AR activists, and likely not for those into direct action. However, for Buddhists and other positive people who don't know much about animal rights I can recommend this book. It's written in a kind, co...

In this thoughtful, optimistic, and compelling plea, Dr. Marc Bekoff argues that we need to "expand our compassion footprint" toward animals. This means showing gentleness and respect toward your dog, the squirrels in your backyard, the calves in the rodeo, the tuna in the ocean, and the elephants in the circus. Bekoff, professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Boulder and scholar-in-residence at the Institute for Human-Animal Connection, shares examples from a wide range of a...

{Blog} http://tempodler.blogspot.pt/2012/06/...This book definitely makes us think about what we are doing ... and what we are allowing to do.Showing human ignorance regarding animal intelligence, Bekoff wrote a book for the general reader - of all ages and both sexes - because we all live in this world and all, in one way or another, deal with animals.Through amazing stories and studies that prove animals do think and can feel, Bekoff urges us to learn more about them, know their rights and, mo...

Another great look at the mammal's point of view, including stories of different mammals that will make you realize that we are doing things cuch as animal experimentation, that no longer can be legitamized. For any reason. If fact, there are stories of science experiment that will shock you, done AFTER hemans have already determined the lack of usefulness of certain of the studies in any way. For example, the deprivation studies of monkeys by depriving them of parents as models for human depres...

I only gave this 3 stars because I knew most of what was in this book already, but for novices on this subject it's is a good place to start and get informed on a more compassionate way of living.

The Animal Manifesto is a book that everyone should read to understand both their own and other animals psychology. The Animal Manifesto talks about how animals think and how we are equals. The book has 6 chapters each just 6 reasons of why animals should be treated better. The Animal Manifesto proves (or at least makes a good argument) Human ignorance and selfishness. It gives examples of study's that show animal intelligence, emotions, and an understanding of what's going on around them. I re

This book was great in expanding my thinking on the way we think/see animals, great for any animal lovers or someone who wants to look at the world in a new perspective

Definitely not a book for anthropocentric people, but for me, it just opened my eyes to how terrible zoos are to animals. It also shows our interdependence to them, and kind of discouraged me from becoming a biologist... I don't want to kill animals :'(

Marc Bekoff's The Animal Manifesto is a great starting place to become aware of the relationship between humans and animals, a great introduction to the idea that we are all animals, humans and otherwise, and that we're meant to largely coexist, not be in constant conflict. Bekoff covers a lot of ground in this book, from farm animals to pets, marine life to wildlife, from circus animals to animals used in scientific studies and more. Bekoff approaches each of these scenarios with a deep underst...

2.5This book isn’t bad and it is well written. The overall argument that animals have rich inner lives and the absurdity of how much the scientific community tries to assume otherwise is one I can really agree with. I didn’t learn anything new though, it all seemed to be stating a well founded belief I already have. It is a book of its time. The kind of book that talks about serious systemic issues and boils it down to personal responsibility and individual action. The author borrows language fr...

Animals deserve our compassion and respect. In this scientifically grounded book, emeritus professor Dr. Bekoff convincingly argues to rethink how humans relate to animals; whether we hunt them down for sport, eat them, research them or use them for our entertainment. A disturbing, but essential read for all who say they care about creation.

Virkelig en bog der sætter gang i tankerne om hvordan vi kan behandle dyr og kloden bedre. Også en af de bagvedliggende faktorer til at jeg blev vegetar (tror jeg) (sådan uden jeg ved det)

Mais um livro que acrescento à minha lista de favoritos. Bastante simples de compreender e de ler mas bastante directo na mensagem que pretende transmitir: temos de mudar urgentemente a forma como temos vindo a tratar os animais. Baseia-se em 6 razões principais para que o façamos:1- Todos os animais partilham a Terra e temos de coexistir. O Homem tem vindo a invadir o espaço dos animais e não exita em eliminá-los com uma bala ou duas quando estes também o fazem, mesmo que essa seja a solução ma...

Really sinks in makes you think hard

Great book, There's a lot of news on animal rights on the last years, interesting views from ethologist Marc Bekoff.

I just needed such dose of optimism.

Not the most persuasive book, but certainly enlightening. I found Marc Bekoff to be repetitive at times, but the few powerful, resonating passages I read from the book made it worth it.

'[James Vlahos] pytał: "Jeśli mechanistyczne przekonania Kartezjusza są prawdziwe - jeśli zwierzęta są zasadniczo automatami z krwi i kości, pozbawionymi czegokolwiek, co choć w nikłym stopniu odpowiadałoby ludzkim emocjom, pamięci i świadomości - to dlaczego cierpią na choroby psychiczne, które w sposób niewiarygodny przypominają ludzkie i na które pomagają te same leki? ' //"W 2008 roku na Uniwersytecie Carnegie Mellon przeprowadzono badania, podczas których sprawdzano, jak bycie wegetarianine...