When it comes to social relations, it's not "anything goes." We must take the mental states of others, whether animal or human, into account.

This is the story of our extremely special bond with animals. From the start, they have fascinated and terrified us all at once. They occupied a central place in past civilizations, and even today, play a fundamental part in human society. By revisiting Milgram's infamous experiment on submission to authority, L. Bègue-Shankland revivifies the analysis of influences on our behavior toward animals, showing that our relations with them, from fondness to abuse, profoundly illuminate our own identities and how we treat others.