Lori Gruen is Professor of Philosophy, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Environmental Studies at Wesleyan University where she also coordinates Wesleyan Animal Studies and directs the Ethics in Society Project. She is the author, most recently, of Ethics and Animals (2011) and co-editor with Carol Adams of Ecofeminism: Feminist Intersections with Other Animals and the Earth (2014).

• Acknowledgements ; Contributors ; Introduction - Lori Gruen ; Section One ; 1. "Canis Familiaris: Companion and Captive" - Alexandra Horowitz ; 2. "Cetacean Captivity" - Lori Marino ; 3. "Captive Elephants" - Catherine Doyle ; 4. "Captive Chimpanzees" - Stephen R. Ross ; 5. "Rabbits in Captivity" - Margo DeMello ; 6. "Captivity in the Context of a Sanctuary for Formerly Farmed Animals" - Miriam Jones ; 7. "Life Behind Bars" - John Bryant, James Davis, David Haywood, Clyde Meikle, Andre Pierce ; 8. "Political Captivity" - Lauren Gazzola ; Section Two ; 9. "For their Own Good: Captive Cats and Routine Confinement"- Clare Palmer and Peter Sandoe ; 10. "Born in Chains? The Ethics of Domestication" - Alasdair Cochrane ; 11. "The Confinement of Laboratory Animals: Ethical and Conceptual Issues" - Robert Strieffer ; 12. "Captive for Life: Conserving Extinct Species through Ex Situ Breeding" - Irus Braveman ; 13. "Sanctuary, Not Remedy: The Problem of Captivity and the Need for Moral Repair" - Karen S. Emmerman ; 14. "Dignity, Captivity, and an Ethics of Sight" - Lori Gruen ; 15. "Captivity and Coercion" - Lisa Rivera ; Index

Combining heartfelt but sober descriptions of the captivity experiences of several animal species (including elephants and chimpanzees) and of human prisoners with examinations of the ethical problems captivity raises, these essays significantly challenge a range of practices that most people take for granted This collection has much to offer ... recommended.

Lori Gruen is Professor of Philosophy, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Environmental Studies at Wesleyan University where she also coordinates Wesleyan Animal Studies and directs the Ethics in Society Project. She is the author, most recently, of Ethics and Animals (2011) and co-editor with Carol Adams of Ecofeminism: Feminist Intersections with Other Animals and the Earth (2014).

• Acknowledgements ; Contributors ; Introduction - Lori Gruen ; Section One ; 1. "Canis Familiaris: Companion and Captive" - Alexandra Horowitz ; 2. "Cetacean Captivity" - Lori Marino ; 3. "Captive Elephants" - Catherine Doyle ; 4. "Captive Chimpanzees" - Stephen R. Ross ; 5. "Rabbits in Captivity" - Margo DeMello ; 6. "Captivity in the Context of a Sanctuary for Formerly Farmed Animals" - Miriam Jones ; 7. "Life Behind Bars" - John Bryant, James Davis, David Haywood, Clyde Meikle, Andre Pierce ; 8. "Political Captivity" - Lauren Gazzola ; Section Two ; 9. "For their Own Good: Captive Cats and Routine Confinement"- Clare Palmer and Peter Sandoe ; 10. "Born in Chains? The Ethics of Domestication" - Alasdair Cochrane ; 11. "The Confinement of Laboratory Animals: Ethical and Conceptual Issues" - Robert Strieffer ; 12. "Captive for Life: Conserving Extinct Species through Ex Situ Breeding" - Irus Braveman ; 13. "Sanctuary, Not Remedy: The Problem of Captivity and the Need for Moral Repair" - Karen S. Emmerman ; 14. "Dignity, Captivity, and an Ethics of Sight" - Lori Gruen ; 15. "Captivity and Coercion" - Lisa Rivera ; Index

Combining heartfelt but sober descriptions of the captivity experiences of several animal species (including elephants and chimpanzees) and of human prisoners with examinations of the ethical problems captivity raises, these essays significantly challenge a range of practices that most people take for granted This collection has much to offer ... recommended.

Lori Gruen is Professor of Philosophy, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Environmental Studies at Wesleyan University where she also coordinates Wesleyan Animal Studies and directs the Ethics in Society Project. She is the author, most recently, of Ethics and Animals (2011) and co-editor with Carol Adams of Ecofeminism: Feminist Intersections with Other Animals and the Earth (2014).

• Acknowledgements ; Contributors ; Introduction - Lori Gruen ; Section One ; 1. "Canis Familiaris: Companion and Captive" - Alexandra Horowitz ; 2. "Cetacean Captivity" - Lori Marino ; 3. "Captive Elephants" - Catherine Doyle ; 4. "Captive Chimpanzees" - Stephen R. Ross ; 5. "Rabbits in Captivity" - Margo DeMello ; 6. "Captivity in the Context of a Sanctuary for Formerly Farmed Animals" - Miriam Jones ; 7. "Life Behind Bars" - John Bryant, James Davis, David Haywood, Clyde Meikle, Andre Pierce ; 8. "Political Captivity" - Lauren Gazzola ; Section Two ; 9. "For their Own Good: Captive Cats and Routine Confinement"- Clare Palmer and Peter Sandoe ; 10. "Born in Chains? The Ethics of Domestication" - Alasdair Cochrane ; 11. "The Confinement of Laboratory Animals: Ethical and Conceptual Issues" - Robert Strieffer ; 12. "Captive for Life: Conserving Extinct Species through Ex Situ Breeding" - Irus Braveman ; 13. "Sanctuary, Not Remedy: The Problem of Captivity and the Need for Moral Repair" - Karen S. Emmerman ; 14. "Dignity, Captivity, and an Ethics of Sight" - Lori Gruen ; 15. "Captivity and Coercion" - Lisa Rivera ; Index

Combining heartfelt but sober descriptions of the captivity experiences of several animal species (including elephants and chimpanzees) and of human prisoners with examinations of the ethical problems captivity raises, these essays significantly challenge a range of practices that most people take for granted This collection has much to offer ... recommended.