Veg Week 2009 Balcombe Kick-off Talk
Join us for our Veg Week 2009 kick-off event featuring our guest speaker, Jonathan Balcombe, author of Pleasurable Kingdom! There will be a free catered reception with informational tables following Dr. Balcombe's talk.
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Sep 29, 2009 from 07:00 PM to 10:00 PM |
| Where | Coffman Union Theater, 300 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN |
| Contact Name | Nicholas Orth |
| Contact Phone | 612-626-5785 |
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Animal pain and stress, once controversial, are now acknowledged by legislation in many countries, but there is no formal recognition of animals' ability to feel pleasure. Pleasurable Kingdom is the first book for lay-readers to present new evidence that animals — like humans — enjoy themselves. It debunks the popular perception that life for most is a continuous, grim struggle for survival and the avoidance of pain.
Instead it suggests that creatures from birds to baboons feel good thanks to play, sex, touch, food, anticipation, comfort, aesthetics, and more. Combining rigorous evidence, elegant argument and amusing anecdotes, leading animal behavior researcher Jonathan Balcombe proposes that the possibility of positive feelings in creatures other than humans has important ethical ramifications for both science and society... learn more about this Pleasurable Kingdom
Jonathan Balcombe is a research scientist and author who has written many scientific papers and lay-articles on animal behavior, humane education, and animal research. A popular speaker, he has given invited presentations all over the world. He is the author of Pleasureable Kingdom and The Use of Animals in Higher Education. Dr. Balcombe is currently Senior Research Scientist with Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington D.C.
This is a free event, open to the public. It will be followed by a free, catered reception and a chance to interact one-on-one with Dr. Balcombe. All are invited to join us for this eye-opening and inspiring event.
