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Why Americans Care About Animals

Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy’s new book, Our Kindred Creatures, explores the evolution of our feelings about animals.

Episode Notes

Emily Bazelon talks with authors Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy about their new book, Our Kindred Creatures: How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals. They discuss the evolution of animal treatment in America, moral duties to animals, and how to care about more animals than our pets.

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