The Politics of Zoos : Exotic Animals and Their Protectors

Acknowledgments ix List of Abbreviations xi Introduction The Political Revolution 3(9) Opening Moves---Protecting Animals from Indifference 12(24) On the Defensive---Creating a Strategy for Survival 36(36) A Stronger Zoo Community---Legislative and Regulatory Victories 72(36) Species Preservation---``The Shimmering Robe of Light and Goodness'' 108(32) Animal Welfare Issues Revisited 140(30) Conclusion Elephants and the Trajectory of Zoo Politics 170(13) Notes 183(24) Selected Bibliography 207(6) Index 213