Slaughter of the innocent [Paperback]

Hans Ruesch (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 446 pages
• Publisher: Civitas Publications (1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961001607
• ISBN-13: 978-0961001605
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #986,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, January 13, 2000

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Jessica Fomalont (Riverdale, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slaughter of the innocent (Paperback)

As somebody who has read many books about our mistreatment of animals, this is the most comprehensive book I've read about the wrongs of vivisection. Hans Reusch describes how vivisection or animal experimentation is wrong for the following reasons: 1. the horrific cruelty to animals; 2. it is fraudulent research and is not helping humans, eg., a drug which reacts in humans one way may react completely different in another species; and 3. how the pharmaceuticals are more interested in profiting from diseases instead of looking into preventing them in the first place.

Reusch gives great historical perspectives on medicine and pharmaceuticals. He provides plenty of footnotes. I also found it good that Reusch forwarns the readers of a chapter which can be skipped over because it graphically describes the actual experiments.

I'm giving the book four stars instead of five because I really hope Reusch considers a new edition. Everything written in this book rings true today. It would, however, be useful to see more recent examples of the harm which the experiments have brought to both animals and mankind.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars slaughter of the innocents, January 12, 2000

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ISCA (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slaughter of the Innocent (Paperback)

A harrowing read but a seminal work on the subject of vivisection, the injustice to both man and animals is coherently explained.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing, April 17, 2001

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chris fritch (Auckland New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slaughter of the Innocent (Paperback)

Few books can be said to really change our lives but 'Slaughter of The Innocent' is truly one of them. I urge you to read this book especially if you are a believer in vivisection.

Reading this may cause you to question the myths, spin and downright lies that have been promoted so effectively by the medical and pharmaceutical industries for decades. Read and form your own view as to why this book is banned from many bookstores.