The Humane Economy: How Innovators and Enlightened Consumers Are Transforming the Lives of Animals
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (865 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01CORG1RC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 113 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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In The Humane Economy, Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, explores how our everyday economic decisions impact the survival and well-being of animals and how we can make choices that better support them. A half gallon of sperm oil cost approximately $1,400 in today's dollars, and whale populations were hunted to near extinction for profit. In the mid-19th century, New Bedford, Massachusetts, was the whaling capital of the world. A major new exploration of the economics of animal exploitation and a practical road map for how we can use the marketplace to promote the welfare of all living creatures from the renowned animal-rights advocate Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States and New York Times best-selling author of The Bond. The Humane Economy shows us how what we do every day as consumers