Animal

Speak or Die

  • A lawyer, an animal rights activist, and a visionary scientist take on the fight against a powerful system – and, in doing so, provoke ruthless adversaries
  • With breathtaking tension, science, and moral depth, bestselling author Rode crafts a gripping plea for animal rights: intelligent and with a message that resonates long after
  • Incredible but true: The breakthrough in decoding animal communication through AI is imminent

What If Animals Could Sue for Their Rights?

 

What would we do if animals could speak? If we could understand their feelings, thoughts, and pains? Dr. Maxwell Archer from the Mexican Institute for Marine Research makes the impossible possible: Using artificial intelligence, he decodes the language of animals and gives them a voice that no one can ignore.

In the midst of it all: Ben, a successful lawyer torn between career and conscience. Enna – a courageous animal rights activist. And Rosa – a pig that becomes the symbol for the rights of all tormented creatures. Together, they dare to do the unthinkable: a lawsuit that will forever change the legal system and our perception of animals.

 

»Curiously, in Germany, a GmbH or a foundation can sue and be sued, but an animal is treated like an object. Like a car tire, for example. What if AI could decode the language of animals for us? Would we treat animals the way we do if we understood what they were saying?« Tibor Rode

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  • Publisher: Droemer HC
  • Release: 21.07.2025
  • ISBN: 978-3-426-56265-9
  • 480 Pages
  • Author: Tibor Rode
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Tibor Rode

Tibor Rode , geboren in Hamburg, studierte Rechtswissenschaften und begann seine berufliche Laufbahn als Journalist, später als Justiziar einer großen Tageszeitung. Heute lebt und arbeitet er in Schleswig-Holstein als Rechtsanwalt und Notar. Rode schreibt True-Science-Thriller, die wissenschaftliche Visionen, ethische Fragen und packende Spannung vereinen. Seine Romane erscheinen weltweit in zahlreichen Ländern. Nach den beiden SPIEGEL-Bestsellern  Der Wald und Lupus ist Animal Rodes dritter Thriller