Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy

Scully, Matthew

ISBN 10: 0312261470 / ISBN 13: 9780312261474

Published by St. Martin's Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312261470
• ISBN 13: 9780312261474
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In the Book of Genesis, God grants mankind "dominion" over other animals. But with such power comes an important responsibility: To treat them with kindness. Part investigative journalism and part call to action, DOMINION explores how we have disregarded and even perverted that duty towards animals. Building a case that avoids the extremes of more radical animal rights advocates, Matthew Scully argues against the popular and "scientifically proven" notions that animals cannot feel pain, experience no emotions and are not conscious of their own lives. Moving from that biblical injunction to a safari convention and a hellish factory farm, and finally taking a critical look at the most influential writers about animals, DOMINION is painful, infuriating, controversial, passionate and deeply intelligent - a book of lasting power and importance for all of us.

About the Author

Matthew Scully served from January 2001 until June 2002 as special assistant and senior speechwriter to President George W. Bush. He worked in the president's 2000 campaign and has also written for vice presidents Dan Quayle and Dick Cheney, and for the late Pennsylvania governor Robert P. Casey. A former Literary Editor for the National Review, he has been published in various periodicals including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He lives with his wife, Emmanuelle, in northern Virginia. Visit him at www.matthewscully.com.