The Covenant of the Wild: Why Animals Chose DomesticationAnimal rights extremists argue that eating meat is murder & 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 & animals alike. |
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