Amongst ethical topics, animal rights is perhaps the hottest, most divisive, and least understood...This book helps to clarify one of the most important and perplexing quandaries of our time. Through it all, the voice of Tom Regan is congenial, humble, and warm-hearted. If you want to read a philosophy book on ethics and animals, this one is a gem - and why not read one written by a master? Lisa Kemmere, Philosophy Now