The Covenant of the Wild; Why Animals Chose Domestication
, by Stephen Budiansky- ISBN: 9780300079937 | 0300079931
- Cover: Trade Paper
- Copyright: 4/10/1999
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.