Books

Mad Cowboy: The Plain Truth from the Cattle Rancher Who Won't Eat Meat by Howard Lyman

Eye-opening book exposing all the dangers of eating meat. Written by a former cattle rancher who turned vegan. After the author appeared on the 'Oprah Winfrey Show', Oprah declared that she would never eat a burger again.

Making Kind Choices by Ingrid Newkirk

This book is a practical handbook full of resources that will help you choose a more compassionate lifestyle. It contains information on hidden animal ingredients in cosmetics and household products, information on how to raise ecologically aware and animal-friendly children, information on dealing kindly with mice, insects and other 'pests' in home or garden and much more.

Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, and Money by Erik Marcus

This book is a personal guide on how to become an effective activist. It focuses especially on animal cruelty issues and the importance of having convincing arguments and knowing the facts before discussing veganism in public. The book also contains inspiring essays from activists.

Metamorphosis is a beautiful book with poems focusing on veganism, animal rights, deep ecology, environmentalism and human consciousness-raising. The book is written by 30 year vegan M. Katz. The 50 thought-provoking poems are accompanied by 50 lovely color photographs.

Peace to All Beings: Veggie Soup for the Chicken's Soul by Judy Carman

Peace to All Beings explores the interconnectedness of animal rights, ecology, world peace and social justice. It shows how animal rights and liberation are an essential part of any movement that is working to make the world a better place. It is a valuable aid for anyone seeking to live in harmony with the values of compassion, nonviolence and reverence for all life.

Pleasurable Kingdom by Jonathan Balcombe

Animal suffering has been acknowledged by legislation in many countries even though it was once controversial. This book however, presents new evidence that animals not only can suffer, but also have the ability to feel pleasure. While most people think that animals merely struggle for survival, this book suggests that they can also feel good thanks to play, sex, touch, food, comfort and more. The author of this book is an animal behavioral expert whose proposal of the possibility of positive feelings in animals can have important ethical ramifications.

Rain Without Thunder by Gary L. Francione

In this book law professor and animal rights advocate Gary Francione argues that there are profound theoretical and practical differences between animal rights and animal welfare. He is critical of what he calls "new welfarism", or the position that incremental improvements in animal welfare will lead to the abolition of animal exploitation.

Raising Vegetarian Children by Jo Stepaniak and Vesanto Melina.

Great book answering just about every question you could have about raising children on a vegetarian/vegan diet. It not only talks about the health issues, but also about the emotional issues related to being raised on a diet different from that of most people around you. It further gives advice about raising children, which is useful for every parent, regardless of diet. And to top it off, you will find a nice section of vegan recipes especially designed for children.

William Harris has been vegan since 1963 and an Emergency Room Physician for 32 years. In this book he discusses the origin of nutrients, our adaptation to animal source food, the health and behavior effects of animal protein, fat and cholesterol and much more. This book is intended for both health professionals and laypersons.

You can read the contents of this book online at this link.

Jonathan Balcombe is an animal behaviorist and the author of Pleasurable Kingdom. This book contains his latest research, observational studies and personal anecdotes to reveal the emotions, problem solving techniques and moral judgment of animals. Did you know that birds are susceptible to mood swings such as depression and optimism? Or that rats practice random acts of kindness?

You can check out Jonathan Balcombe's website at this link.