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Summary: A Handbook for making a change in this world.
Review: Peter Singer's "Ethics Into Action" is a must read for every activist -- no matter what your area of activism. Dr. Singer relates how one person, Henry Spira, made a difference for animals. We have all at one time or another pondered "how can I, one person, make a difference in this world?" Read how Henry Spira made a positive impact, again and again, and you will begin to believe that one person can perhaps make a change for the better, whatever one's cause may be. Henry Spira is truly an inspiration. It is ironic that Peter Singer who many years ago inspired and motivated Henry Spira to forge ahead in fighting for a good cause, now many years later writes a powerful, illuminating book on how Henry Spira did just that and instigated major changes for animals along the way, again and again . The path has never been easy, but this one man has moved some big stones going down the path. Henry has influenced society's view regarding animals at large and has had a major impact on how certain corporations treat and regard animals. Whether one agrees with his philosophy or not, one cannot but admire Henry for going down this difficult route and making changes for the better along the way. Whatever your cause, Henry's story will change how you think and what you think. You will believe that you too, one person, can make a difference, whatever your cause. Read the book...make a difference. Push the peanut forward.
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Summary: The Real "Father of the Modern Animal Rights Movement"
Review: The first modern effort to organize animal-lovers into a political effort against animal cruelty belongs to Adolf Hitler. Seemingly as part of his immensely successful plans to gain popular support (before his mutiny of the Reichstag), Hitler organized a large German national anti-vivisection society, with broad membership across all social and economic levels, by which he boasted that Germans would lead the modern world in establishing humane treatment of animals. Soon, vivisection was outlawed on animals in Germany, but even as it ended, the fiendishly cruel and curious experiments, caging, exploitation (starving, slavery, and even other horror), and eventually the mass executions began on humans. "A righteous man hath regard for the life of his beast, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel." (Proverbs, 12:10) Then, let a righteous nation hath regard for the lives of its' people, and not put the lives of beasts before them.
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Summary: Inspirational, educational, and easy to read
Review: This book is a must read for activists everywhere, whether their goal is animal liberation or other forms of social change. It inspires by describing numerous successful campaigns undertaken on behalf of animals and, more importantly, shows what steps were taken in order for those campaigns to be successful. Henry Spira serves as living proof that the individual can make a positive difference in the world.
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Summary: Amazing Book -- A must read for all activists!!
Review: This book is truly amazing. It is a very exciting book to read, and the enthusiasm of Henry Spira can not help to rub off on your own life. Peter Singer has done an excellent job of giving the reader an easy to access look into the life of a man who inspired thousands of people to think more about all forms of suffering for all types of animals.Thank you for such an amazing book! It is a must read for anyone involved in activism. It shares a lifetime of wisdom. Enjoy!
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Summary: A great book for anyone who wants to make a difference
Review: This is a well written (as all of peter singers books are) book about the life of Henry. He accomplishes hiis goals because he never lets down. He shows us that the best way to make a change is to work with the people you are trying to change, not against them. This makes perfect sense but most of us do not practice it. Well done and worth a read especiially if you want to be an activist.
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Summary: Inspiring, and a lot of fun
Review: This is how you do it. You pick winnable issues and you test the waters. If you've hit on a good one, you'll be able to win over supporters. The more accurately and fully you describe the situation, the better. And the more you can contribute to the question of better alternatives, the better. If some of the reforms are incremental, so be it. You're still improving the welfare of sentient creatures. (At other times, you're just too far ahead of other people, or people feel like it would be too much of a long shot. That's okay. Pick another issue, and maybe come back to this one later. Try to get that winning combination of an issue that's both meaningful and achieveable.)
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