Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA
'For students and scholars of the ancient world new to the subject of animal studies, Newmyer's sourcebook offers an excellent introduction. Individuals interested in the history of western thought on animals and the origins of the animal rights debate might be surprised to discover just how relevant ancient discourse concerning animal characteristics and what, if anything, human beings owe non-human animals is to contemporary debates. ... I would eagerly include it among the required texts in an interdisciplinary humanities course focusing on the ancient environment, Greek and Roman attitudes towards nature, or animals in antiquity.' - Susan A. Curry, The University of New Hampshire, Bryn Mawr Classical Review