Suggested Reading and Media

Sets forth an experiential process involving both emotion and cognition that, it is suggested, might be the best way to proceed in understanding our relationships with and obligations toward animals...

An intimate, highly-detailed, first-hand account of the operations of a modern slaughterhouse, depicting treatment of both workers and animals and demonstrating how violence can be organized so as to...

Sets forth in layman’s terms a critique, from a scientific rather than an ethical perspective, of the practice of using animals in certain types of scientific research.

Rooted in Kantian thought, this book sets forth the claim that we are obligated to treat all sentient beings as what Kant called "ends-in-themselves." Critical of Kant's view that our duties to...

"A Prayer for Compassion is a feature length documentary that strives to inspire and encourage those already on a religious or spiritual path, to expand their circle of compassion to embrace all life...

This influential documentary chronicles the story of Tilikum, an orca who was held in captivity by SeaWorld and who killed several people while there. The film offers close consideration of the...

Documentary about the undercover investigation of the Wiles Hog Farm by the Humane Farming Association, and the resulting trial on charges of cruelty to animals.

Making use of drones, as well as hidden and handheld cameras, this documentary reports on the current realities of modern animal agriculture, and places these observations within a context of...

A deeply harrowing film about the horrific ways animals are mistreated in various settings around the world. The film has been very influential in the lives of many animal activists.

Depicts the fictionalized true story of the work of naturalist Dian Fossey with the mountain gorillas of Rwanda. DIrected by Michael Apted, starring Sigourney Weaver.