Irwin, Paul G.

Losing paradise / Paul G. Irwin ; foreword by Denis Hayes. - Garden City Park, NY : Square One Publishers, c2000. - xiii, 224 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

"The growing threat to our animals, our environment and ourselves"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Loving animals for their own sake -- Are we killing our planet? -- The demise of American agriculture -- Hunting--sport or slaughter? -- Trapping--legalized torture of animals -- Species extinction and the threat to humanity -- Sustainable use or unsustainable slaughter?

0757000037 (pbk.) 9780757000034 (pbk.)

2006273795


Animal rights.
Animal welfare--Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal rights--United States.
Animal welfare |z United States.
Environmental degradation |z United States.
Wildlife conservation |z United States.
Animaux--Droits--Etats-Unis.
Environnement--Protection--Etats-Unis.

HV 4764 / I72l 2000

179/.3/0973