Animals as a Mirror of Human Morality

Whether we love animals as family, eat them as food, or use them in research, human life is inseparable from other species. That dependence raises urgent moral questions about zoos, meat, experimentation, protection, and suffering.

Qian Yongxiang introduces five major traditions in animal ethics, exposes the hidden systems of animal production, and offers a practical quantitative approach to eating less meat. Looking at animals can reveal and repair the contradictions in our own moral lives.