Political Animals: Animal Protection Politics in Britain and the United States [Hardcover]

Robert Garner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0312212089 | ISBN-13: 978-0312212087 | Publication Date: June 15, 1998

Despite its increasing saliency, the issue of animal welfare has been virtually ignored by political scientists. Likewise, there is a tendency for animal rights advocates to reject all welfare reforms as unacceptable and unworkable. In this thorough yet accessible book, Robert Garner explores the character of animal protection decision making in Britain and the United States in order to plug the gap in the public literature and to examine the viability of a reformist strategy for the animal protection movement. It is argued that the intensification of public pressure on decision makers has lead to greater recognition and protection of animal interests in both Britain and the United States. The book also suggests, however, that the response of the political system to public pressure for reform has varied according to the nature of the separate policy networks within which animal welfare decisions are made.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'A must read for anybody interested in the animal rights movement. Political Animals tells a compelling story and convincingly explains why animals are afforded more protection in Britain than the United States.' - Adele Douglass, Director, Washington DC Office, American Humane Association 'The treatment of animals has become a central public policy issue in many western countries. In this valuable comparative study Robert Garner builds on his earlier pioneering work in the area.' - Wyn Grant, Professor of Politics, University of Warwick 'Robert Garner deals brilliantly with an important and previously neglected subject for political science - the extraordinary popularity and significance of the animal protection movement and its growing effect upon public policy. Politicians frequently report that they receive more letters on this subject than on any other. Garner provides an avalanche of facts and figures to make his case that this is a field which deserves considerable further study. Indeed his book will prove an able defence against those who argue that political scientists, no less than the politicians themselves, can become out of touch with new and defining movements.' - Richard D. Ryder, Director of Animal Welfare Studies for the International Fund For Animal Welfare (IFAW) '...fills a major gap in animal protection scholarship.' - Andrew N. Rowan, Anthrozoos --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Robert Garner is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Leicester.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (June 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312212089
• ISBN-13: 978-0312212087
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,258,175 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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