". . . My first experience with him was on paper. In 1985, I read his book, In Defense of Animals, in which he talks about "speciesism," a prejudice similar to racism and sexism in which humans believe they are superior to other species. Singer argues that nonhumans are of equal value to humans and worthy of equal consideration and that an animal's ability to feel pain should give him protection under the moral umbrella that humans typically reserve for themselves.
". . . When I heard that the normally reclusive Singer--who lives in Australia and New Jersey and who is called the Father of the Animal Rights movement--would be speaking at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles about animals and art, I figured why not take him out for a bite? . . . "
Full story: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? The Controversial Peter Singer by Charlotte Laws
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? The Controversial Peter Singer