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© 2014 by Matthieu Ricard
Translation © 2016 by Shambhala Publications, Inc.
Previously published in French as Plaidoyer pour les animaux:
Vers une bienveillance pour tous.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Names: Ricard, Matthieu, author.
Title: A plea for the animals: the moral, philosophical, and evolutionary imperative to treat all beings with compassion / Matthieu Ricard.
Other titles: Plaidoyer pour les animaux. English
Description: First English edition. | Boulder: Shambhala, 2016. | Previously published in French [in 2014] as Plaidoyer pour les animaux: Vers un bienveillance pour tous. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016003252 | EISBN 9780834840546 | ISBN 9781611803051 (hardcover: alk. paper)
Subjects: LCsH: Animal rights. | Compassion.
Classification: LCC HV4708 .R5313 2016 | DDC 179/.3—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016003252