Senior Project Book Source

Title of the Book (in italics when typed, underlined when written)	Animal Rights
Author(s) or Editor	L.K. Currie-McGhee
Publisher	Thomson Gale, a part of The Thomson Corporation
Year of Publication	2005
City of Publication	Farmington Hills
Mode of Access (Print if you read the actual book, Electronic if you found it online, or through your kindle/nook/ereader):	Print
Eddition if indicated:	Lucent Overview Series

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

The Anmal Welfare Act was passed in 1966 and it, "sets the standards for the handling, housing, feeding, and caring of animals in laboratories, zoos, circuses, and pet stores"(Currie-McGhee 20).

Many people are not only concerned with, "how animals are treated on farms but also how these animals are slaughtered"(Currie-McGhee 34).

There are many animal welfare organizations including, "the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals"(Currie-McGhee 20) which was created in 1824 in England. Their mission is to "promote kindness to animals by enforcing legislation and establishing new laws to protect animals"(Currie-McGhee 20).

There are three major types of research on animals which include, "product testing, education, and biomedical research"(Currie-McGhee 40).

Animals are often used as human entertainment, "from acting in movies to performing at circuses"(Currie-McGhee 62) and this has caused a "focus on improving the lives of animals that are in the publie eye"(Currie-McGhee 62).

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
In the book, Animal Rights, the author discusses the rights of animals and the many organizations and laws that are enforced for the safety of animals. The author goes into great depth of the many aspects that affect animal abuse, such as, religion, scientific findings, farming, entertainment, and experimenting. The book explains the concerns of the world and why we have these concerns to protect the lives of animals.

Credibility of Source:
Author or Editor: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the editor.

The author is L.K. Currie-McGhee is the author of just a few books but at least has some experience in writing. She seems to be well trained because of her informative books.

Attachment: Does the author or editor have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? 

The author gained money for writing her book, but for the most part wrote it to inform society. 


Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?

There is no bias in the authors writing because she discusses the facts of animal cruelty and then discusses why there are concerns on those certain topics. In her writing, she includes both sides of why people choose their decisions.



References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?

The author does cite references in her writing which adds to her credibility. Also, there is an included Glossary of terms in the book which I find very helpful.


Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?

I plan to use this source to help me write the history portion of my essay as well as the opposing views portion. The book includes many historical events that took place and also includes why certain things take place in the world of animal cruelty.