Chapters 1 and 6 ofthisbookbenefitedconsiderablyfromthe
discussions following my talks.
FinallyImustthanktheeditorsandpublisheroftheNewYork
ReviewofBooksfortheirsupportforthebook,andespecially
Robert Silvers, whose thoughtful editorial advice has
considerablyimprovedtheoriginalmanuscript.Itisleftonly
toaddthatresponsibilityforanyremainingimperfectionsis
mine alone.
So manypeople, from all over the world, havehelped in
preparingthisrevisededitionthatIamboundtoleavesome
out,forwhichIcanonlyapologize.Sometimestheassistance
consisted of reading drafts, sometimes it was sending me
materialsothatIcouldkeepabreastofdevelopmentsinmany
differentcountries.Hereisalist,innoparticularorder:Don
Barnes andMelindaMorelandofthe(U.S.) NationalAnti-
VivisectionSociety,AlexHershaftofFarmAnimalReform
Movement,MacDonaldWhiteandAnnSt.LaurentofUnited
Action for Animals, Joyce D’Silva and Carol Long of
Compassion in World Farming, Clare Druce and Violet
Spaldingof Chickens’ Lib,Henry Spira ofAnimal Rights
International, Brad Miller of the Humane Farming
Association,KimStallwoodandCarlaBennettofPeoplefor
the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Peter Hamilton of
Lifeforce,MariaComninouoftheAnnArborAssociationfor
Responsible Animal Treatment, George Cave of Trans-
Species Unlimited,Paola Cavalieri of Etica & Animali in
Milan, Birgitta Carlsson of the Swedish Society Against
Painful Experiments on Animals, Detlef Fölsch of the
Institute of Animal Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology, CharlesMagel,JohnRobbins, RichardRyder,
Clive Hollands, and Jim Mason.