We're wasting animals. There's no excuse for it., 16. Januar 2000

I would just like to respond to people who say that animals shouldn't have the same rights as humans. The fact is that animal liberation doesn't necessarily mean giving them the SAME rights as humans. We don't have to eat them, we don't have to test on them. It's been medically proven many times over that we don't need to eat them and are better off NOT eating them. There's new technologies that are better that don't involve animal testing. For every company that tests on animals, there's another company that makes the same product but doesn't test on animals. And I'm tired of hearing the whole "animals kill each other" line. Let me quote Ghandi, "We err in copying the lower animal world - if we are superior to it." Basically, we're smarter than animals so why should say "they kill each other, so it's okay for us to kill them"? I find it very selfish to kill/hunt/test on/hurt something when there is no need or reason to do so. Much thanks for the book "Animal Liberation" and others like it.

      Overall a Good Read, 14. Januar 2000

This past fall I had the privelidge of seeing Peter Singer host a seminar by Richard D. Ryder, the author of "The Political Animal" at Princeton University. Seeing both men talk and discuss animal ethics with the twenty or so students in the class was qite interesting. After I saw them, I read "Animal Liberation." In all honesty I find it to be a bit repetetive after a while, but it is still worth reading. My interest wasn't lost in the book, I just got a bit bored. But then again, I'm not a vegetarian so I didn't agree with all that Mr. Singer had to say about animal ethics. If one is interested in animal rights and such, you'd probably find this to be a very interesting and worthwhile book to read.

      Animals don't have human rights, 6. Dezember 1999

Believe me, I sympathize with this book. I wish the lion would lie down with the lamb. The problem is that animals aren't equal to humans and don't have human rights. Animals routinely murder and mutilate, steal, rape, engage in cannibalism and infanticide--even the higher primates. They don't respect "rights." The snake doesn't respect the toad's rights, the toad doesn't respect the fly's rights, and all three don't respect mine. For them it is moral to engage in this behavior. (And no matter how hard I try, cats will not eat tofu-based Vegetarian Cat Chow.) These kinds of behavior in humans are decidedly immoral. And since we cannot raise animals to human level, if we decide they are equal to humans, what will happen is humans will descend to the animal level. Does this mean we should be cruel to animals and exploit them without mercy? No, it doesn't. It's bad for them, and it's bad for us. But it is a very dangerous thing to believe that animals are equal to humans--especially if enforced by law.

       This is the most persuasive case for animal rights., 5. November 1999

Peter Singer uses logic and reason, not emotion to persuade us that our circle of ethical consideration should reach far beyond our dogs, cats, and endangered species. He convincingly handles counter arguments and I challenge a reader to overcome his powerful reasoning. This book changed my life and I discovered a much greater spirituality that can be experienced on many levels. You have to read it to believe it.

       A paradigm breaker!, 17. Oktober 1999

This is a remarkable book that is certain to change your life--if you can read it with an open mind. As one of this century's premiere philosophers, Peter Singer challenges us on every level. This book's focus is our attitudes towards animals, which he claims is often 'speciesist'. His philosophical defense of this claim is masterful. His discussion of the facts--the way that our society treats animals behind our backs--is compelling and ire-inspiring. After setting a moralistic fire in our hearts, he offers suggestions on how to excise this cumbersome paradigm from our daily lives. Read it and look deep within your soul . . . you may not like what you see, but fear not: we've all got ample opportunities for change.