A multidisciplinary approach that draws on arguments of philoso- phy, evolutionary biology, cogni- tive psychology and neuroscience.

An essay that addresses many topics including animal conscious- ness, moral and political philoso- phy of rights, forms of discrimi- nation, and controversial matters such as animal breeding, entertain-
ment, hunting and dietary choices.

Finally, a book that strikes a balance with the controversy over animal rights. A well written essay that proposes a new social contract that takes animal rights into account.
Les animaux et nous Our understanding of animals and our relationships with them have significantly evolved over the past few decades. If most animals can feel pain, do they suffer in the same way as humans? What responsibility do we have towards them? What rights should they have? Should we all become vegan?
Invoking neither speciesism nor anti-speciesism, this essay by a researcher who has devoted his career to studying animal behaviour proposes a different way to view our mutual relationship—a third avenue that fosters coexistence based on respect and interdependence.

FRANÇOIS Y. DORÉ is the author of nearly a hundred scientific publications related to animal behaviour. He is a professor at Université Laval’s Psychology School and his research has focused on learning and memory as well as cognitive development and intelligence in animals.

Chapter 1 - from the scale of nature to antispecism
Aristotle and st. Thomas Aquinas
Religions and philosophies
Darwin and animal behavior sciences

Chapter 2 - other times, other manners.
The welfarism
The antispecism

Chapter 3 - equality in suffering
Theories of ethical judgment
Sentience and suffering
Extinctionism.

Chapter 4 - non-human persons.
The theory of mind and intentionality
Do animals have a conscience?..

Chapter 5 - how far do animal rights go?
Rights and duties
Moral philosophy of rights
Political philosophy of rights.

Chapter 6 - another form of discrimination?
Specialism and racism
Specism and sexism
Race, sex and species

Chapter 7 - livestock, work and entertainment
Animals for breeding
Animals for work
Animals for testing
Animals for entertainment
Exploitation or reciprocity?

Chapter 8 - hunting and trapping
A livelihood and an activity
Sports sports
The seal hunt
Wildlife management through hunting
The trapping

Chapter 9 - diet and clothing
Intestines and brain
Eggs and milk
Wool, leather and fur
Chapter 10 - neither specist nor antispecist
Each species is exceptional
A fundamental contradiction
Victims of our civilization?
Conclusion - a new way: interspecism
Convictions and contradictions
The human, a denatured animal?
Principles of interspecism