Second Nature : The Inner Lives of Animals

from Niecierpek

This is a book with a mission. The author tries to convince us that animals are sentient and feeling creatures and we should treat them with dignity. That includes not eating them and not using them in experiments of any nature. What a change from Hauser's book! Balcome devotes the whole book to ...

from erasmusdarwin

I remember as a child eating meat products with names like 'jellied veal', 'liver-sausage', 'corned beef', 'hazlet', 'ox-tail soup' and 'tongue'. They were just labels at the time, for things I put in my mouth. Only much later would I associate them with animals. Now, reading Jonathan Balcombe's ...

from indigo7

I like to feed the mourning doves that come to my feeder; they are survivalists always interested in a good meal. During a few snowy days last winter all nine of them took refuge on my porch, huddling together for warmth and filling up on calorie-dense seeds. I felt like I was giving Mother Natur...

from indigo7

I like to feed the mourning doves that come to my feeder; they are survivalists always interested in a good meal. During a few snowy days last winter all nine of them took refuge on my porch, huddling together for warmth and filling up on calorie-dense seeds. I felt like I was giving Mother Natur...