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Animal Equality: Language and Liberation Hardcover – May 1, 2001

by Joan Dunayer (Author)
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An animal rights advocate based near Washington, DC, Dunayer argues that animals are thinking and feeling creatures, and that humans hide that fact from themselves and inflict cruelty on animals, because euphemisms and other linguistic ploys disguise the abuse. She rings through the various areas in which humans interact with other species, including hunting, sport fishing, zoos, aquariums and marine parks, vivisection, and agriculture and she suggests alternatives to the demeaning terms. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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    283 pages
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    English
  3. Publisher
    Ryce Pub
  4. Publication date
    May 1, 2001
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 1 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0970647557
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0970647559
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"A giant step for animalkind.... intensely powerful: groundbreaking, definitive, comprehensive, compelling." -- Carol J. Adams, author of The Sexual Politics of Meat

"A major contribution to the advancement of both animal protection and our humanity." -- Dr. Michael W. Fox, Senior Scholar, Bioethics, Humane Society of the U.S.

"Brilliant and devastating. . . . a book of monumental importance for animal rights. A tour de force that has no equal." -- Tom Regan, author of The Case for Animal Rights

"Brilliant. . . . A great step forward in the march for justice for all persons, human and nonhuman." -- Jim Mason, coauthor of Animal Factories

"Powerfully eloquent [and] illuminating." -- Evelyn Pluhar, author of Beyond Prejudice

Anyone interested in changing the status of animals will find Animal Equality a valuable book. -- Peter Singer in Vegan Voice, December-February 2002

About the Author

Joan Dunayer is a writer whose publications include articles on a wide range of animal-rights and language issues. Her work has appeared in magazines, journals, college English textbooks, and anthologies. A former college English instructor, she has master's degrees in English education, English literature, and psychology. Animal Equality is her first book.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ryce Pub (May 1, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 283 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0970647557
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0970647559
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 0.035 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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10000Thisby
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for vegans and pre-vegans
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2018
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This should be a mandatory book for all vegans and pre-vegans. It is so well-written. Dunayer inspires the reader to be deliberate and thoughtful in the language one uses, so as to help eliminate the language of speciesism and oppression.
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Ella Joy
5.0 out of 5 stars Language is powerful
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2015
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Language is powerful and it has been important in every social justice movement I can think of. It is vitally important that we use respectful language, especially for those who are most at risk. Unlearning speciesism takes effort and honesty with oneself. Achieving justice for everyone who is not human must start with respectful language. Joan Dunayer's book is invaluable.
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Bethany
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! Required reading for ethical vegans and anyone who ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2018
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Excellent! Required reading for ethical vegans and anyone who considers themselves a nonhuman activist or who wants to advance the interests of nonhumans and social justice.
Bethany Cortale
The Vegan Vine, VeganVine.blogspot.com
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LA4321
5.0 out of 5 stars If you still refer to animals as "it"...read this book
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2012
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If you still use the term "it" when speaking of animals, read this book. A must read for all interested in animal rights, and even those who are not. The author has a very readable, easy to understand style. Even if you don't think you'll learn anything new from this book- you probably will.
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New Vegan
5.0 out of 5 stars Animal Rights at its finest!
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2015
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I had borrowed this book from the library, then decided I HAD TO HAVE a copy for my personal collection. One of the best books out there on animal rights language.
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sdr
5.0 out of 5 stars the most important book ever
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2014
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if you read one book read this
it is the most honest detailed explanatory epic book about life how we treat life and the power we have to make the world a better place
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Brandon Becker
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2009
Animal Equality is the definitive book on speciesism and language. Joan Dunayer examines the many ways that humans exploit other animals while exposing the deceptive language that conceals, euphemizes, and obscures institutionalized cruelty and injustice.

Reading this book has caused me to overhaul my own language usage to rid it of speciesism. In doing so, my nonhuman animal advocacy has become much more effective. Dunayer provides a style guidelines section and a thesaurus of terms to avoid with suggested alternatives to aid other advocates in doing the same.

Animal Equality is an inspirational call to speak with fairness and act with respect for other animals. If we are serious about rights, equality, and justice for all sentient beings, our movement needs to avoid language that fosters oppression and instead use language that encourages liberation.

I highly recommend this book to all advocates for nonhuman animals.
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Lisa
5.0 out of 5 stars Language is powerful
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2002
Joan Dunayer compellingly argues that the cruel treatment of nonhuman animals (in vivisection, entertainment, sport, rearing/slaughter for food consumption, etc.) is often masked by the euphemisms we employ. We are all familiar with our tendency to call the flesh of dead cow "beef," but Dunayer digs deeper and calls for an end to other common practices that undermine the individuality and unique personality of each and every nonhuman animal that exists. "Wildlife management" groups facilitate hunting. "Animal welfare committees" often oversee research in which countless nonhumans are blinded, subjected to burns, and killed. Zoos market themselves as "wildlife conservationists," imprisoning sentient beings in cages and tanks, depriving them of natural stimuli, and driving them to repetitive and self-destructive behaviors.
Dunayer dispels the myth that language separates humans from nonhumans. Two of her many examples include Alex the African gray parrot who can count, identify objects, and convey fear and sorrow (all using human English), and Washoe the chimpanzee who learned American Sign Language then spontaneously taught it to her son.
The author draws analogies between the current treatment of nonhumans and past abuses of human slaves and women. (At one time both human slaves and women were not considered "persons," much like nonhumans today.) Words like emancipation and abolitionist are resurrected and applied to a cause just as worthy of our concern and immediate action.
The book incorporates a handy thesaurus of words that can be used as alternatives to speciesist terms (e.g. use "flesh" or "muscle" instead of "meat," use "captor" or "keeper" instead of "caretaker") as well as style guidelines for countering speciesism (e.g. use the term animals to include all creatures, human and nonhuman, with a nervous system; avoid expressions that elevate humans above other animals, such as human kindness, the rational species, the sanctity of human life).
This book is a very important building block in making the world a better place for everyone.
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