Dominion – The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy

Dominion – The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy

By Matthew Scully

Summary: Dominion takes the reader to the many places where animals are exploited today for human entertainment or pleasure – the horrendous factory farms where animals are treated as “units of production” not living beings; the “canned” wild animal hunts that condones the killing of animals for trophies for the wealthy; to the whaling hunts that have become more lethal and gruesome in recent years, not more merciful. Scully skillfully illuminates that in our misunderstanding and misinterpretation about the Bible’s reference to have “dominion over the earth,” something has gone terribly wrong — morally and ethically.

Scully counters those who argue the Bible’s message as a permit for mankind to “use animals as it pleases, to the hunter’s argument that through hunting animal populations are controlled, to the popular and ‘scientifically proven’ notions that animals cannot feel pain, experience no emotions, and are not conscious of their own lives.” Scully argues that all could not be more wrong with this interpretation of the Bible and serves only as an excuse for man to exploit animals for their own gain and pleasure.

In Dominion, Scully underlines that it’s time to demand reform from the government all the way down to the individual to change how we treat animals, and instead behave responsibly showing respect for all life and to treat animals with the dignity and compassion they deserve.

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