For the prevention of cruelty : the history and legacy of animal rights activism in the United States /

For the prevention of cruelty : the history and legacy of animal rights activism in the United States / Diane L. Beers.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Beers, Diane L.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Athens, Ohio : Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, [2006]
Subjects:	Animal rights > United States > History. Animal rights movement > United States > History. Animal welfare > United States > History.

Table of Contents:

Resurrecting the voice : animal advocacy in history
A movement takes shape : the origins of animal advocacy
Leaders and followers : the new humanitarians
"The voice of the voiceless" : early campaigns, 1866-1915
Reaching out to the mainstream : animal advocacy evolves, 1915-45
"Our most strenuous protest" : antivivisection before 1945
The road to liberation : the rise of the postwar movement and the era of legislation, 1945-75
Epilogue.