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Dog by the Cradle, the Serpent Beneath : And Other Paradoxes of Human-Animal Relationships by Erika Ritter (2009, Hardcover)
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PublisherMe to We
ISBN-101554700760
ISBN-139781554700769
eBay Product ID (ePID)69526494
Product Key Features
Book TitleDog by the Cradle, the Serpent Beneath : and Other Paradoxes of Human-Animal Relationships
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicAnimals / General, Animal Rights, Essays & Narratives
GenrePets, Nature
AuthorErika Ritter
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight22 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal304.2/7
SynopsisIn a recent survey, 70% of respondents identified their family pet as a member of the family." Even as these animals are revered as loved ones, the meat, fish, and dairy industries continue to thrive. Speaking to this disparity, Dog by the Cradle, the Serpent Beneath addresses this fascinating subject. Using interviews with philosophers, scientists, farmers, poets, and commentators, Ritter explores our complicated – and often inconsistent – relationship to the animal world., It is no secret that we humans have a special relationship with the animal world. According to statistics, 63 per cent of all households have at least one pet. In 2004 alone American pet-owners plunked down $36 billion worth of pet product expenditures. More money was spent in 2004 on pet food than on baby food. In a recent survey about attitudes fully 70 per cent of respondents identified the family pet as a "member of the family." On the other hand, millions of cows and chickens are unceremoniously slaughtered each year to feed our unappeasable lust for "Whoppers" and "McNuggets." The world waits breathlessly transfixed on the latest news of a single whale foundering in the surf. Meanwhile millions of tons of fish are hauled from the ocean by commercial fishermen. As Erika Ritter explores in this fresh, fascinating and eye-opening new book, at the heart of this relationship is a paradox-a relationship that is almost schizophrenic in its absurdity: we humans are animals, too. How to account for how and why we have developed this odd relationship with our "fellow" animals. Through interviews conducted around the world with philosophers, scientists, farmers, poets, pundits and commentators, Ritter makes her way through this strange maze of human contractions about our animal brethren to produce a work that reveals as much about "us" as about "them."
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