The Moral Paradox of Advocating for Animal Rights - Couverture souple

Cuckow, Harry

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798309003655

Editeur : Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

What does it mean to care about animals while still eating meat, visiting zoos and keeping pets?

The Moral Paradox begins with a simple accusation of hypocrisy. While condemning animal cruelty during a documentary, Harry Cuckow was eating a meat-feast pizza. That uncomfortable moment became the starting point for a wider exploration of animal welfare, rights, ownership and human responsibility.

Drawing on personal experience and the ideas of thinkers including Peter Singer, Tom Regan, Gary Francione and John Gray, the book examines the systems through which animals become food, property, entertainment, research subjects and commodities.

Can better welfare make animal use ethical? Do animals possess rights that should limit human choices? Are zoos justified by conservation? Can pet ownership be understood as guardianship rather than possession? And can someone honestly call themselves an animal advocate while continuing to participate in the systems they criticise?

This is not a book written from moral purity. It does not offer a neat conversion story or demand perfect consistency. Instead, it confronts the uneasy distance between belief and behaviour.

Accessible, reflective and deliberately honest, The Moral Paradox asks whether imperfect people can still contribute to meaningful change—and whether recognising contradiction is the beginning of responsibility rather than a reason to give up.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798309003655
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 321
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible