Should We Treat Animals Better?

By Kevin Cunningham

We are paying new attention to the old idea that we should treat animals better. Eating a meatless diet is more popular than ever. People from philosophers to musicians work to end laboratory testing on animals. Yet animals provide us with food and clothing. Medical treatments tested on rats and chimpanzees save lives every day. Is it impossible for humans to live without using animals? Or should we stop making animals serve us? Should We Treat Animals Better? travels through history to provide readers with the wisdom and skills they need to think about one of today’s biggest issues.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mitchell Lane
• Release date: Jul 14, 2025
• ISBN: 9781545746226

Kevin Cunningham

Kevin Cunningham is an author and travel writer. He studied journalism and history at the University of Illinois at Urbana. His other books include Condoleezza Rice: Educator and Presidential Adviser, The Declaration of Independence, and The U.S. Congress: Who Represents You. He lives in Chicago.

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THINKING ALOUD

First Edition, 2020.

Author: Kevin Cunningham

Designer: Ed Morgan

Editor: Sharon F. Doorasamy

Series: Thinking Aloud

Title: Should We Treat Animals Better? / by Kevin Cunningham

Hallandale, FL : Mitchell Lane Publishers, [2020]

Library bound ISBN: 9781680203394

eBook ISBN: 978-1-5457-4622-6

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Cunningham, Kevin, 1966- author.

Title: Should we treat animals better? / by Kevin Cunningham.

Description: First edition. | Hallandale, FL : Mitchell Lane Publishers, [2019] | Series:

Thinking aloud | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018028576| ISBN 9781680203394 (library bound) | ISBN 9781680203400 (eBook)

Subjects: LCSH: Animal welfare—Juvenile literature.

Classification: LCC HV4708 .C84 2019 | DDC 179/.3—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018028576

PHOTO CREDITS: Design Elements, freepik.com, p. 7 Miguel Hermoso Cuesta CC-BY-SA-4.0, p. 10 Wellcome Images CC-BY-SA-4.0, p. 15 Davit100 / David Torres Costales CC-BY-SA-3.0

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1

Sharing a World

CHAPTER 2

Saving Human Lives with Animal Lives

CHAPTER 3

What We Eat and What That Means

CHAPTER 4

Looking for Answers

CHAPTER 5