Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-174) and index.

Chapter 1. Does scientific testing violate animal rights? Yes: scientific testing violates animal rights. Animal testing is cruel / Hope Ferdowsian -- Animal testing is bad science / PETA -- The case for phasing out experiments on primates / Kathleen M. Conlee and Andrew N. Rowan. No: scientific testing does not violate animal rights. Vivisection is right, but it is nasty--and we must be brave enough to admit this / Michael Hanlon -- Primate research is vital / Nicole Garbarini. -- Chapter 2: Does factory farming violate animal rights? Yes: factory farming violates animal rights. Factory farming of chickens is cruel and inhumane / Dawne McCance -- Factory farming is not the only way to feed the world / Tom Philpott. No: factory farming does not violate animal rights. The omnivore's delusion: against the agri-intellectuals / Blake Hurst -- Killing the chicken / Tom Pittman -- Factory farming helps feed people around the world / Maureen Ogle. -- Chapter 3: does hunting violate animal rights? Yes: hunting violates animal rights. Hunting is cruel and unnecessary / In Defense of Animals -- Canned hunting of lions is cruel and inhumane / Jerome Flynn -- Faroe Islands whale hunting is cruel and dangerous / Gavin Haines -- Canada's seal hunt is cruel / Lesley Fox. No: hunting does not violate animal rights. Hunting reconnects humans with the natural world / M. Nils Peterson et al. -- Faroe Islands whale hunting does little harm / Tim Ecott -- Fox hunting helps manage wildlife / Jim Barrington. -- Chapter 4: Does using animals for entertainment violate their rights? Yes: using animals for entertainment violates their rights. Zoos are cruel and unnecessary / Liz Tyson, interviewed by Earth Times -- Ringling Brothers Circus's treatment of elephants is cruel / Deborah Nelson. No: using animals for entertainment does not violate their rights. Cruel? No, elephants love the circus--and I should know, says Dea Birkett, I used to ride them in the Big Top / Dea Birkett -- Horse racing is not cruel / Tim Morris -- Outrage over cockfighting is hypocritical and overblown / Harry Cheadle.