JohnNorton,oftheAnimalRescueLeagueofBoston,and
Martha Coe, of Argus Archives, New York, provided
materials on the transportand slaughter of animals in the
United States.
TheScottishSocietyforthePreventionofVivisectionwasof
assistance in obtaining photographs of experiments on
animals.
DudleyGiehl,ofAnimalLiberation,Inc.,NewYork,allowed
metousematerialhehadcollectedonintensivefarmingand
vegetarianism.
AliceHerringtonandJoyceLambert,ofFriendsofAnimals,
NewYork,assisted inmanyways,and Jim Mason,ofthe
same organization, arranged visits to intensive farms.
AninvitationtotakeupavisitingpositionintheDepartment
ofPhilosophyatNewYorkUniversityfortheacademicyear
1973–1974providedmewithacongenialatmosphereandan
ideallocationforresearchandwriting,andmycolleaguesand
studentsgavemevaluablecommentsandcriticism.Ialsohad
theopportunitytosubjectmyviewsonanimalstothecritical
scrutinyofstudentsandfacultyofthephilosophydepartments
at the following universities: Brown University,
FordhamUniversity,LongIslandUniversity,NorthCarolina
State University at Raleigh, Rutgers University, State
Universityof New Yorkat Brockport,State University of
NewYorkatStonyBrook, TuftsUniversity, Universityof
CaliforniaatBerkeley, University ofMiami, and Williams
College;andattheYaleLawSchool andameetingofthe
Society for Philosophy and Public Affairs, New York.