A Compassionate History of American Attitudes Toward Animals
Psychology Today | 16.04.2026 19:40
I've long been interested in the many ways in which nonhuman animals (animals) have been viewed during different periods of history. A few years ago I published an post titled Henry Bergh and the Birth of the Animal Rights Movement—Bergh, the founder of the ASPCA, was called "a traitor to his species" because of his views on the moral status of animals—but other commitments sitting on my desk got in my way of doing more research.
