Full name: The Covenant of the Wild: Why Animals Chose Domestication

Author: Stephen Budiansky Year: 1992 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Non Fiction, Science, Animals Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780300079937 9780688096106 0300079931 0688096107

Animal rights extremists argue that eating meat is murder and that pets are slaves. This compelling reappraisal of the human-animal bond, however, shows that domestication of animals is not an act of exploitation but a brilliantly successful evolutionary strategy that has benefited humans and animals alike.   "Budiansky's slim, elegant discourse is a persuasive counterweight to the pastoral delusions of sentimentalists intent on seeing humans as malevolently at odds with the noble animal kingdom."--Manuela Hoelterhoff, Wall Street Journal   "Forcefully argued and eloquent."--Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times   "A subtle look at the mysteries of evolution and a stinging response to animal-rights extremists. . . . Ambrosia for anyone--whether in agreement with Budiansky or not--who appreciates the beauty of an argument that combines careful scholarship with common sense."--Kirkus Reviews   "Budiansky argues his thesis clearly and cogently."--Daily Telegraph Similar books: The Emperor's Embrace by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson Inside the Animal Mind by George Page Beyond Words by Carl Safina The Parrot's Lament by Eugene Linden When Elephants Weep by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson Animal Wise by Virginia Morell Animals Nobody Loves by Seymour Simon The Character of Cats by Stephen Budiansky If a Lion Could Talk by Stephen Budiansky The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior by David Allen Sibley The Warbler Guide by Tom Stephenson Where the Animals Go by James Cheshire Life on Earth by David Attenborough Listening to Whales by Alexandra Morton National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America by National Geographic Society Sibley's Birding Basics by David Allen Sibley Of Wolves and Men by Barry Holstun Lopez The Life of Birds by David Attenborough The Life of Mammals by David Attenborough The Wisdom of Wolves by Jim Dutcher