Peter Jenkins is a bright and rising star in the world of academia when he learns that some very cruel animal experiments are being conducted in his university. Caught in an act of civil disobedience, he is arrested and prosecuted under the 2006 Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. The novel addresses a multiplicity of questions concerning science and animal research and explores the meaning of the AETA for civil liberties and the kind of actions that are required for repealing this infamous act.
