ReadingAnimals

I got my notice from Amazon overnight - and there was a price drop, too. (Though still expensive at $60 / ea)

I’m really looking forward to this one - look at the line up! Am looking forward to sharing with others who are reading this book. Please come back to post your thoughts and questions here

1. INTRODUCTION: NEVER FORGETTING THE IMPORTANCE OF ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ELEPHANTS
Christen Wemmer and Catherine A. Christen

PART I. OVERVIEW OF ELEPHANT PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE

2. ELEPHANTS IN TIME AND SPACE
Raman Sukumar

3. PERSONHOOD, MEMORY, AND ELEPHANT MANAGEMENT
Gary Varner

4. ELEPHANT SOCIALITY AND COMPLEXITY
Joyce H. Poole and Cynthia J. Moss

5. ELEPHANTS, ETHICS, AND HISTORY
Nigel Rothfels

6. PAIN, STRESS, AND SUFFERING IN ELEPHANTS: WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE AND HOW CAN WE MEASURE IT?
Janine L. Brown, Nadja Wielebnowski, and Jacob V. Cheeran

PART II. ELEPHANTS IN THE SERVICE OF PEOPLE: CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND ETHICAL RELATIVITY

7. ELEPHANTS AND PEOPLE IN INDIA HISTORICAL PATTERNS OF CAPTURE AND MANAGEMENT
Dhriti K. Lahiri Choudhury

8. CARROTS AND STICKS, PEOPLE AND ELEPHANTS: RANK, DOMINATION, AND TRAINING
John Lehnhardt and Marie Galloway

CANVAS TO CONCRETE : ELEPHANTS AND THE CIRCUS-ZOO RELATIONSHIP
Michael D. Kreger

10. WHY CIRCUSES ARE UNSUITED TO ELEPHANTS
Lori Alward

11. VIEW FROM THE BIG TOP: WHY ELEPHANTS BELONG IN NORTH AMERICAN CIRCUSES
Dennis Schmitt

12. THE CHALLENGES OF MEETING THE NEEDS OF CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS
Jane Garrison

13. MOST ZOOS DO NOT DESERVE ELEPHANTS
David Hancocks

14. ZOOS AS RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF ELEPHANTS
Michael Hutchins, Brandie Smith, and Mike Keele

15. CAN WE ASSESS THE NEEDS OF ELEPHANTS IN ZOOS: CAN WE MEET THE NEEDS OF ELEPHANTS IN ZOOS?
Jill D. Mellen, Joseph C. E. Barber, and Gary W. Miller

16. GIANTS IN CHAINS: HISTORY, BIOLOGY, AND PRESERVATION OF ASIAN ELEPHANTS IN CAPTIVITY
Fred Kurt, Khyne U Mar, and Marion E. Garaï

PART III. ELEPHANTS AND PEOPLE IN NATURE: THE ETHICS OFCONFLICTS AND ACCOMMODATIONS

17. RESTORING INTERDEPENDENCE BETWEEN PEOPLE AND ELEPHANTS: A SRI LANKAN CASE STUDY
Lalith Seneviratne and Greg D. Rossel

18. SUMATRAN ELEPHANTS IN CRISIS: TIME FOR CHANGE
Susan K. Mikota, Hank Hammatt, and Yudha Fahrimal

19. HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICTS IN AFRICA: WHO HAS THE RIGHT OF WAY?
Winnie Kiiru

20. PLAYING ELEPHANT GOD: ETHICS OF MANAGING WILD AFRICAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS
Ian Whyte and Richard Fayrer-Hosken

21. TOWARD AN ETHIC OF INTIMACY: TOURING AND TROPHY HUNTING FOR ELEPHANTS IN AFRICA
Rebecca Hardin

22. THE ETHICS OF GLOBAL ENFORCEMENT: ZIMBABWE AND THE POLITICS OF THE IVORY TRADE
Rosaleen Duffy