The founder and president of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk, and bestselling author Gene Stone explore the wonders of animal life with "admiration and empathy" (The New York Times Book Review) and offer tools for living more kindly toward them. In the last few decades, a wealth of new information has emerged about who animals are: astounding beings with intelligence, emotions, intricate communications networks, and myriad abilities. In Animalkind, Ingrid Newkirk and Gene Stone present these findings in a concise and awe-inspiring way, detailing a range of surprising discoveries, like that geese fall in love and stay with a partner for life, that fish "sing" underwater, and that elephants use their trunks to send subsonic signals, alerting other herds to danger miles away. Newkirk and Stone pair their tour through the astounding lives of animals with a guide to the exciting new tools that allow humans to avoid using or abusing animals as we once did. Whether it's medicine, product testing, entertainment, clothing, or food, there are now better options to all the uses animals once served in human life. We can substitute warmer, lighter faux fleece for wool, choose vegan versions of everything from shrimp to marshmallows, reap the benefits of animal-free medical research, and scrap captive orca exhibits and elephant rides for virtual reality and animatronics. Animalkind provides a fascinating look at why our fellow living beings deserve our respect, and lays out the steps everyone can take to put this new understanding into action.

With more than two million members and supporters, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the world's largest animal-rights organization, and its founder and president, Ingrid Newkirk, is one of the most well-known and most effective activists in America. She has spearheaded worldwide efforts to improve the treatment of animals in manufacturing, entertainment, and elsewhere.

Every day, in laboratories, food factories, and other industries, animals by the millions are subjected to inhumane cruelty. In this accessible guide, Newkirk teaches readers hundreds of simple ways to stop thoughtless animal cruelty and make positive choices.

For each topic, Newkirk provides hard facts, personal insight, inspiration, ideas, and resources, including:

- How to eat healthfully and compassionately

- How to adopt animals rather than support puppy mills

- How to make their vote count and change public opinion

- How to switch to cruelty-free cosmetics and clothing

- How to choose amusements that protect rather than exploit animals.

With public concern for the well-being of animals greater than ever--particularly among young people--this timely, practical book offers exciting and easy ways to make a difference.

In 1991, Kids Can Save the Animals! was released. It was a great hit with children and received excellent reviews from librarians, parents and teachers. Fifteen years later, PETA's overall membership and its outreach programme for children has grown immensely and children's interest in helping animals is stronger than ever. Children are now leading their elders in demanding fair play for animals and asking adults why people wear fur, if it's okay to keep fish, if they really have to cut up that frog in class, how to make sure there are enough homes for dogs and cats and much more. Plus, they recognise that caring for animals is a hot social topic when they see some of their favourite teen idols speaking out about animal rights issues. Author and PETA cofounder Ingrid Newkirk, says PETA receives many calls every day from parents, teachers and children themselves who want to know where they can find a 'how to help' book. Now, this accessible, fun, easy to understand, comprehensive and practical guide is back and better than ever.