The Covenant of the Wild : Why Animals Chose Domestication
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Animal rights extremists argue that eating meat is murder and that pets are slaves. This compelling reappraisal of the human-animal bond, however, shows that domestication of animals is not an act of exploitation but a brilliantly successful evolutionary strategy that has benefited humans and animals alike.
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Animal-rights extremists argue that eating meat is murder and that pets are slaves. This compelling reappraisal of the human-animal bond, however, shows that domestication of animals is not an act of exploitation but a brilliantly successful evolutionary strategy that has benefited humans and animals alike.
The Covenant of the Wild: Why Animals Chose Domestication,Stephen Budiansky,Yale University Press,0300079931,Agriculture - Animal Husbandry,Animal Ecology,Animal Rights,Animals,Domestic animals,Evolution,Life Sciences - Zoology - General,Nature,Nature/Ecology,Origin,Philosophy Of Anthropology,Philosophy of nature,Nature / Animal Rights
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