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Eating Animals

Eating Animals

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  • Author：Jonathan Safran Foer
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Summary

Like many young Americans， Jonathan Safran Foer spent much of his teenage and college years oscillating between enthusiastic carnivore and occasional vegetarian。 As he became a husband， and then a father， the moral dimensions of eating became increasingly important to him。 Faced with the prospect of being unable to explain why we eat some animals and not others， Foer set out to explore the origins of many eating traditions and the fictions involved with creating them。
Traveling to the darkest corners of our dining habits， Foer raises the unspoken question behind every fish we eat， every chicken we fry， and every burger we grill。 Part memoir and part investigative report， Eating Animals is a book that， in the words of the Los Angeles Times， places Jonathan Safran Foer "at the table with our greatest philosophers。"

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Reviews

Erika Rosner ，

I will be trying to convince friends & family to read this book for the rest of my life。

Natalia Duane ，

This should be required reading in the US

Aislin Noël ，

I can’t formulate my thoughts yet， and maybe I won’t ever get to a proper review but what I do know is this book and it’s confrontation is incredibly important。 Goes beautifully hand in hand with his other book “we are the weather” I think I’ll be revisiting this one！ ❤️

Sophie ，

Required reading for everyone， regardless of dietary choices。 Everyone should know exactly where their food comes from， and if you don’t want to know， then you know it’s bad。 We all need to wake up。

Winterdragon ，

I was a dedicated vegan since ten years back when I read this book， and I still learned things。 A lot of things。 I wouldn't go so far as to say this book turned my world-view upside down， but my thoughts on the matter were thoroughly brought into question and came out more nuanced than before。 Yeah， this is definitely one of those books that I think the human species as a whole would benefit from if everyone read。 I was a dedicated vegan since ten years back when I read this book， and I still learned things。 A lot of things。 I wouldn't go so far as to say this book turned my world-view upside down， but my thoughts on the matter were thoroughly brought into question and came out more nuanced than before。 Yeah， this is definitely one of those books that I think the human species as a whole would benefit from if everyone read。 。。。more

Terhi ，

"Stories about food are stories about us， our history and our values。" This sentiment more than any other captures the essence of this book。 We all have powerful memories of perhaps a certain food， a certain meal， that links us to our family， our past。 To truly explore and dig deep into why we eat the way we do， we have to wade through some uncomfortable truths about what we eat， specifically meat products。 It's no longer cows munching grass on Uncle Bill's farm， that quaint picture of the old t "Stories about food are stories about us， our history and our values。" This sentiment more than any other captures the essence of this book。 We all have powerful memories of perhaps a certain food， a certain meal， that links us to our family， our past。 To truly explore and dig deep into why we eat the way we do， we have to wade through some uncomfortable truths about what we eat， specifically meat products。 It's no longer cows munching grass on Uncle Bill's farm， that quaint picture of the old time farmer tending to his cattle， caring for them。 Now our food comes from factory farms where quaint is no where to be seen and suffering and horrific animal abuse are a matter of routine。 In fact， "factory farming success depends on consumers' nostalgic images of food production （i。e。 Uncle Bill's farm）"。 The author asks us to consider this - "Why is taste， the crudest of our senses， exempt from the ethical rules that govern our other senses？" He asks us "to try to imagine any end other than taste for which it would be justifiable to do what we do farmed animals。" This book was uncomfortable to read but if you want to continue eating meat， the least you can do is learn how that steak or that pork chop gets to your plate。 。。。more

Kat ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "What are the economic， social and environmental effects of eating animals？"⠀⠀That question precisely answers exactly what this book entails。 Jonathan Safran Foer didn't write this book to make meat-eaters feel guilty。 He understands perfectly why we eat meat。 It's so deeply engrained into our world， our histories， our family stories。 If we stop eating meat， do these stories stop？⠀⠀I'm sure by now we've all seen or at least have heard about the immense cruelty that occurs in factory farming and "What are the economic， social and environmental effects of eating animals？"⠀⠀That question precisely answers exactly what this book entails。 Jonathan Safran Foer didn't write this book to make meat-eaters feel guilty。 He understands perfectly why we eat meat。 It's so deeply engrained into our world， our histories， our family stories。 If we stop eating meat， do these stories stop？⠀⠀I'm sure by now we've all seen or at least have heard about the immense cruelty that occurs in factory farming and many of us still eat factory meat， even if it's just getting a burger at your local fast food restaurant。 So， riddle me this: "Why is taste， the crudest of our senses，  exempted from the ethical rules that govern our other senses？" ⠀⠀Eating meat should be expensive， but because of factory farming and the rise of genetically grown animals， humans have been able to sell it at an affordable price。 If we put cruelty aside， and allow animals to be farmed appropriately and let them die with honor， we should be able to pay for the life and death of that animal righteously。 "If consumers don't want to pay the farmer to do it right，  they shouldn't eat meat。"⠀⠀Another note of most importance right now is the mere fact that this factory farmed meat is exactly what's causing these pandemics around the world， and most recently COVID-19。 We're living in the effects of mass produced meat。 Scientists predicted this and if we continue processing meat this way， pandemics will continue to be inevitable。 Think about that。⠀⠀The moral of the story is: if you're in a developed nation， try your best to eat a vegetarian/vegan diet。 If you must eat meat， please buy from local farmers or at least make sure it's pasture fed。 ⠀ 。。。more

Gabrielle ，

The layout and organization was a little confusing at times， but all great information and a great reminder of how awful factory farms and the meat industry is。 I've cut down on animal products and this is helping me push even more into being vegan。 I would like his take on the dairy industry as well。 The layout and organization was a little confusing at times， but all great information and a great reminder of how awful factory farms and the meat industry is。 I've cut down on animal products and this is helping me push even more into being vegan。 I would like his take on the dairy industry as well。 。。。more

Mikaela ，

Had to take back to the library before I finished。 Definitely liked it， but felt like the info wasn’t as revolutionary as it would have been if I had read it right when it was published。 So much info about this topic everywhere now。 I do like his prose and his small stories throughout， but definitely felt a hint of pretension/privilege。 Maybe if I had finished it I would have felt differently， will have to give it another shot later。

Lim Weng Chiat ，

No matter where you stand on the spectrum of animal welfare beliefs， this book will open your mind and change your life， even at the slightest。 Nothing I write here will come close to the irrefutable arguments the author conveys， so I strongly encourage anyone who chance upon this review to put this on your reading list。 I am also glad that the author chose the early chapters to pen down his anecdotes between him and his grandmother。 The abstract I append below was constantly on mind as I read t No matter where you stand on the spectrum of animal welfare beliefs， this book will open your mind and change your life， even at the slightest。 Nothing I write here will come close to the irrefutable arguments the author conveys， so I strongly encourage anyone who chance upon this review to put this on your reading list。 I am also glad that the author chose the early chapters to pen down his anecdotes between him and his grandmother。 The abstract I append below was constantly on mind as I read the remainder of the book。LISTEN TO ME“We weren’t rich， but we always had enough。 Thursday we baked bread， and challah and rolls， and they lasted the whole week。 Friday we had pancakes。 Shabbat we always had a chicken， and soup with noodles。 You would go to the butcher and ask for a little more fat。 The fattiest piece was the best piece。 It wasn’t like now。 We didn’t have refrigerators， but we had milk and cheese。 We didn’t have every kind of vegetable， but we had enough。 The things that you have here and take for granted。 。 。 。 But we were happy。 We didn’t know any better。 And we took what we had for granted， too。“Then it all changed。 During the war it was hell on earth， and I had nothing。 I left my family， you know。 I was always running， day and night， because the Germans were always right behind me。 If you stopped， you died。 There was never enough food。 I became sicker and sicker from not eating， and I’m not just talking about being skin and bones。 I had sores all over my body。 It became difficult to move。 I wasn’t too good to eat from a garbage can。 I ate the parts others wouldn’t eat。 If you helped yourself， you could survive。 I took whatever I could find。 I ate things I wouldn’t tell you about。“Even at the worst times， there were good people， too。 Someone taught me to tie the ends of my pants so I could fill the legs with any potatoes I was able to steal。 I walked miles and miles like that， because you never knew when you would be lucky again。 Someone gave me a little rice， once， and I traveled two days to a market and traded it for some soap， and then traveled to another market and traded the soap for some beans。 You had to have luck and intuition。“The worst it got was near the end。 A lot of people died right at the end， and I didn’t know if I could make it another day。 A farmer， a Russian， God bless him， he saw my condition， and he went into his house and came out with a piece of meat for me。”“He saved your life。”“I didn’t eat it。”“You didn’t eat it？”“It was pork。 I wouldn’t eat pork。”“Why？”“What do you mean why？”“What， because it wasn’t kosher？”“Of course。”“But not even to save your life？”“If nothing matters， there’s nothing to save。” 。。。more

Sophie Bowley-aicken ，

Incredibly upsetting， moving and convincing argument for veganism， that I re-read for motivation。 One star removed not for the content， which is outstanding， but for what's missing: I think any discussion about factory farming benefits from a deeper exploration of worker's rights， capitalism， imperialism and the dynamics of global poverty， which are only touched on briefly and not fully explored here。 Highly recommended nonetheless。 Incredibly upsetting， moving and convincing argument for veganism， that I re-read for motivation。 One star removed not for the content， which is outstanding， but for what's missing: I think any discussion about factory farming benefits from a deeper exploration of worker's rights， capitalism， imperialism and the dynamics of global poverty， which are only touched on briefly and not fully explored here。 Highly recommended nonetheless。 。。。more

Rob Sedgwick ，

Written for the American consumer。Interesting book but very idealistic and very American。 It is written entirely from the perspective of the American consumer。 The central question of the book is what to eat for Thanksgiving， something nobody has to think about outside the USA。 I assume factory farming is almost as prevelant in the UK as the USA but it would need some research。

Liz ，

I want to rate this book higher because I like the topic， but just can't。 I already eat plant based， but this further emphasized the importance。 I found the book to be kind of boring and Foer seemed to be a bit unsure of his convictions。 If eating vegetarian due to animal treatment， why not vegan and avoid eggs and dairy， as those animals are also mistreated？ I also read his next book， "We Are the Weather" and in that one I appreciate his admittance that he has struggled with eating vegetarian/v I want to rate this book higher because I like the topic， but just can't。 I already eat plant based， but this further emphasized the importance。 I found the book to be kind of boring and Foer seemed to be a bit unsure of his convictions。 If eating vegetarian due to animal treatment， why not vegan and avoid eggs and dairy， as those animals are also mistreated？ I also read his next book， "We Are the Weather" and in that one I appreciate his admittance that he has struggled with eating vegetarian/vegan。 He admits his humanity and tries to push people toward "no meat before dinner"。 I have seen multiple documentaries on this topic and would recommend those over this book。 。。。more

Louise ，

I've been typing a lot of words and I do think this needs a lot of words， but there are too many things to say and I'm not here to write a thesis。 Read this book， keep it in circulation， and if nothing else: please be mindful and ethical。 I've been typing a lot of words and I do think this needs a lot of words， but there are too many things to say and I'm not here to write a thesis。 Read this book， keep it in circulation， and if nothing else: please be mindful and ethical。 。。。more

Sadaf mohammadi ，

کتابی بسیار مهم که همه باید بخوانند چرا که باید بدانیم و اگاه باشیم غذای ما چگونه بدست می اید。 دیدگاهی عمیق و نو به گیاهخواری و گوشت خواری。 واقعا وقتی گوشت میخوریم یعنی دقیقا چه چیزی را میخوریم؟ و در نهایت نمیشود به دنبال صلح و برابری و عدات بود وقتی کار روزمره و پرتکرارمان دامن زدن به چرخه ظلم و ستم است。

Anastasia Hale ，

The primary issue that revolves around the book is what human beings eat， including meat consumption。 It is important to note that Foer does not convince the reader to consume a particular diet - but rather provides analysis while leaving the reader to make the final decision。 This is not an easy read as it discusses animal slaughter in detail， showing the dark side of humans。 People are not too different from animals。 Animals hunt for meat， and people hunt for meat using tools。 If for no other The primary issue that revolves around the book is what human beings eat， including meat consumption。 It is important to note that Foer does not convince the reader to consume a particular diet - but rather provides analysis while leaving the reader to make the final decision。 This is not an easy read as it discusses animal slaughter in detail， showing the dark side of humans。 People are not too different from animals。 Animals hunt for meat， and people hunt for meat using tools。 If for no other reason， animal welfare should be enough to reconsider our diet。 。。。more

bianca ，

this is the kind of book i live for。 the life-changing kind。 i started this book over 6 months ago， and only finished it yesterday。 the delay was probably related sometimes to schoolwork taking up all my time， sometimes to the fact that this is a very heavy and graphic read， in a more real way than i have ever experienced with literature before， and sometimes simply because i didn't feel like reading anything。 but i've finally finished it。 i'm almost glad it took me so long to go through this b this is the kind of book i live for。 the life-changing kind。 i started this book over 6 months ago， and only finished it yesterday。 the delay was probably related sometimes to schoolwork taking up all my time， sometimes to the fact that this is a very heavy and graphic read， in a more real way than i have ever experienced with literature before， and sometimes simply because i didn't feel like reading anything。 but i've finally finished it。 i'm almost glad it took me so long to go through this book， because when i started reading it， i had been a vegan for less than 2 months， and this book helped me understand things i needed to understand， little by little。 so i could really reflect on every single new thing i learned。 and make sure nothing was only glanced upon。 this book was perfectly written。 it was extremely easy to understand and it is， and i've said this to everyone i talk to about this book， a mandatory book。 or it should be， anyway。 and i've never said this about any book i've ever read。 i truly believe you cannot read this book and stay put， doing nothing。 knowing， in the details described， about all the things this book talks about， and not doing anything to change your life is not denial anymore， it is a lack of empathy and a degree of narcissism that could and should not be taken lightly。 the same reasons that make this book a hard one to read， are the ones that make it one of the most life-changing books i've ever read。 i admire jonathan so very deeply。 this work was so well researched， 30% of it was just notes。 and you could feel that while reading it。 the way he writes is purely to help and spread awareness。 to help you understand a little about what it means to eat meat。 the ethical， health and environmental toll that meat-eaters carry。 he made this extremely personal。 and it's hard to do that with such a fact-driven book。 i could feel the information seeping in through my skin， and doing what books do best: teaching me empathy， and changing my life。 and this one did just that， in ways no other book ever did。 it helped change me in a level i'm proud to be today。 and i'm so incredibly grateful it did。 。。。more

Davide Olcese ，

"E allora quanta sofferenza è accettabile？ È questa la base di tutto， ed è questo che ognuno di noi deve chiedersi。 Quanta sofferenza sei disposto a tollerare per il tuo cibo？" "E allora quanta sofferenza è accettabile？ È questa la base di tutto， ed è questo che ognuno di noi deve chiedersi。 Quanta sofferenza sei disposto a tollerare per il tuo cibo？" 。。。more

Charlotte H ，

Incredibly important book and stellar journalism on Foer's part。 Read this and make more ethical choices。 Incredibly important book and stellar journalism on Foer's part。 Read this and make more ethical choices。 。。。more

Jasmin ，

Aksam menumun kofte oldugu bir gun kitabi bitirmek şahane oldu🤦🏽‍♀️o kofteyi yiyecegim icin tum okulardan özrûmü bir borc bilirim🙏🏻yavas yavas sindirilecekbir kitap！

Shauna ，

"Our response to the factory farm is ultimately a test of how we respond to the powerless， to the most distant， to the voiceless - it is a test of how we act when no one is forcing us to act one way or another。" As someone who has been an on-off vegetarian for nearly half her life， I have experienced what it's like to feel judged for being perceived as difficult， for rejecting a traditional meat dish prepared with love。 Foer makes an important point about how folding up your values and behaving "Our response to the factory farm is ultimately a test of how we respond to the powerless， to the most distant， to the voiceless - it is a test of how we act when no one is forcing us to act one way or another。" As someone who has been an on-off vegetarian for nearly half her life， I have experienced what it's like to feel judged for being perceived as difficult， for rejecting a traditional meat dish prepared with love。 Foer makes an important point about how folding up your values and behaving （eating） like everyone else to minimise conflict is problematic。 Not making a decision， i。e。 eating what everyone else is eating， is also a choice。When I think of what kind of person I want to be， I should think I want to be a person who make the kind， right， informed choice， despite inconvenience， social pressure & what my body craves。 And out of a world of choices， one will be choosing not to eat animals。 。。。more

Sebastian ，

Was soll ich sagen， aber das sollte jede*r lesen！ Ich weiß， ich bin hier late to the party， gefühlt ist über dieses Buch schon alles gesagt und geschrieben worden， aber nun hab ich es auch endlich gelesen und bin 。。。 begeistert？ Das erscheint mir nicht wirklich als das richtige Wort für ein Buch über die - wenig überraschenden aber nichtsdestotrotz schockierenden - Schrecken der modernen Fleischindustrie。 Aber dieses Buch ist wirklich wahnsinnig beeindruckend und， ja， atemberaubend。Wäre ich nich Was soll ich sagen， aber das sollte jede*r lesen！ Ich weiß， ich bin hier late to the party， gefühlt ist über dieses Buch schon alles gesagt und geschrieben worden， aber nun hab ich es auch endlich gelesen und bin 。。。 begeistert？ Das erscheint mir nicht wirklich als das richtige Wort für ein Buch über die - wenig überraschenden aber nichtsdestotrotz schockierenden - Schrecken der modernen Fleischindustrie。 Aber dieses Buch ist wirklich wahnsinnig beeindruckend und， ja， atemberaubend。Wäre ich nicht schon Vegetarier， würde ich es mit Sicherheit jetzt werden， und setze mich dafür jetzt ernsthafter als zuvor schon mit Veganismus auseinander。 Auch wenn， wie gesagt， wenig in diesem Buch wirklich überrascht， so ist es dennoch etwas ganz Anderes， das， was man vielleicht dunkel ahnt， explizit， ausführlich und umfassend recherchiert zu lesen。 Das Buch steckt voller Daten und Fakten， aber am beeindruckendsten sind die Schilderungen der Praktiken in Mast- sowie Schlachtbetrieben， insbesondere für Schweine und Geflügel， die aufgrund der Grauenhaftigkeit des Beschriebenen selbst ebenfalls völlig grausam werden， obwohl sie eigentlich ziemlich sachlich sind。Obwohl es ein Sachbuch ist， liest man es gespannt weg wie Belletristik und Foer schafft es， durchaus den moralischen Zeigefinger zu heben， ohne dabei unangenehm missionierend zu wirkend。 Vielmehr gelingt es ihm， dass sich die moralischen und ethischen Fragen， die er stellt， notwendig aus den dargelegten Fakten zu ergeben scheinen - so wie es ja nun mal auch ist。 So hat man als Leser*in nicht das Gefühl， vom Autor zu moralisch-ethischer Stellungnahme genötigt zu werden， sondern von den Fakten， in deren Kenntnis man nun ist。Nebenbei bemerkt ist es ziemlich interessant， im Jahr 2 der Corona-Pandemie über die globalen gesundheitspolitischen Implikationen von Massentierhaltung und die Begünstigung von Zoonosen und antibiotikaresisten Keimen durch dieselbe zu lesen - in einem Buch von 2009。 。。。more

Jordan ，

I thoroughly enjoyed about 90% of this book。 Maybe "enjoy" is not the correct language considering the horrifying subject matter， but it was definitely a fascinating read。 I am currently at the stage of my life that Foer describes himself as being in at my age at the book's opening: a wishy-washy omnivore who is moved by the ideals of vegetarianism and has even attempted it it a few times， but ultimately without much commitment。 I appreciated this perspective from the author， it avoided the I'm I thoroughly enjoyed about 90% of this book。 Maybe "enjoy" is not the correct language considering the horrifying subject matter， but it was definitely a fascinating read。 I am currently at the stage of my life that Foer describes himself as being in at my age at the book's opening: a wishy-washy omnivore who is moved by the ideals of vegetarianism and has even attempted it it a few times， but ultimately without much commitment。 I appreciated this perspective from the author， it avoided the I'm Being Preached To feeling that I'm sure immediately sparks defensiveness。 Inspires an "If I Can Do It， You Can Too" camaraderie。 The philosophical arguments are also really interesting。 Normally in documentation about the food industry， I've found that the concept is basically "This slaughterhouse is pretty disgusting， right？" alongside gory images or video without an explicit call to action。 Foer's thought-provoking questions about how far we are willing to go for personal indulgence made me viscerally uncomfortable and not in a way that I could easily walk away from; for what he was going for， that's a great thing。 More than just a gross-out expose， this could be the book for those needing the extra push towards vegetarianism。 Including myself！ Also on a functional level， I think this book is a great example of creative nonfiction in general。 （Foer seems to be cagey about labeling this book as a Case For Vegetarianism both in the book and in the post-ending interview， but it's evident that's what this is lol）。 The book begins as a memoir of Foer's childhood relationship to food in general， so I thought that Eating Animals would go on to talk about this relationship between humans and their food in a human-focused light。 The only reason I mention this is because I've read and watched the notable names on that Great List Of Media Presenting Everything Wrong With The Food Industry， from The Jungle to Dominion。 While they're all excellent in their own right， I do find myself wishing there was more discussion of the people who are also being hurt in these systems。 Besides the business owners I mean。 Farm animals get hundreds of pages， exploited undocumented immigrants and the victims of environmental racism get a sentence or two。 Hm。 So in that respect， it's not like Eating Animals goes into too much uncharted territory if you've already seen the other stuff。 I took off a star for this。 The 10% of the book I did not enjoy is why I took off a second star from my review。 I was actually exciting approaching the book's conclusion， because thus far it had not mentioned That One Argument For Veganism （despite mentioning PETA frequently， who the biggest offender of this rhetorical practice）。 Then， the chapter on the vegetarian slaughterhouse owners ruined it。 Ugh。 As a black woman， I loathe so much when white vegans compare animal slaughter to things like slavery and genocide。 Animal abuse is appalling， and the factory farm system is evil of course。 Knowing this， it's unacceptable to compare it to human abuse in my eyes。 To me， it's very insidious to make an argument such as， "If ethical husbandry means to give animals a good life and a good death， then we could say the same argument about why slavery is acceptable under some circumstances！" among other ridiculous invocations of the civil rights movement and the Holocaust presented by both the author and the people he interviewed。 Why does sympathy for animals have to come with the expense of dehumanizing marginalized communities？ Even people who are not part of those communities， the "I Love Dogs More Than People" crowd， are already moved by the hypothetical imagery of placing their family pet in the same situation as a factory farm pig。 To reference human tragedy is lazy pathos， and it's flat out racist， frankly。 This did not ruin the book for me since it was the final pages and I already liked the rest of the book。 But， massive yikes nonetheless。 。。。more

Tassia ，

Eu já tinha esse livro em casa há um tempão e não sei porque adiei tanto a leitura。 Na época em que comprei， eu era vegetariana e acho que teria gostado mais da leitura naquele período， mas ela não teria feito eu me tornar vegana， como sou hoje。 Nesse ponto está um dos limites do livro。 O título já anuncia que o foco está na alimentação e mais especificamente no ato de comer carne （seja de que bicho for）。 E então o autor apresenta dados e informações que mostram a crueldade envolvida no simples Eu já tinha esse livro em casa há um tempão e não sei porque adiei tanto a leitura。 Na época em que comprei， eu era vegetariana e acho que teria gostado mais da leitura naquele período， mas ela não teria feito eu me tornar vegana， como sou hoje。 Nesse ponto está um dos limites do livro。 O título já anuncia que o foco está na alimentação e mais especificamente no ato de comer carne （seja de que bicho for）。 E então o autor apresenta dados e informações que mostram a crueldade envolvida no simples e rotineiro ato de comer animais， principalmente por conta da criação industrial。 Mas não se fala na crueldade e no sofrimento que estão implicados em outras formas de exploração animal mesmo quando consideramos só a alimentação （comer ovo e tomar leite pode ser tão cruel quanto comer um animal）。 Outro limite do livro encontra-se no fato de que， ao criticar profundamente a criação industrial， ele só sugere que o problema aqui envolve o próprio capitalismo。 Nesse sentido， em um dos trechos do livro， Foer denuncia "a mentalidade da indústria da carne， que trata tanto os animais quanto o 'capital humano' [vulgo o trabalhador] como máquinas"。 Mas isso é exclusividade da indústria da carne？ É não。 Foer fala da criação industrial e trata também da sua alternativa: os criadores preocupados com bem-estar animal。 É interessante que ele aponta para os limites desse tipo de criação quando， por exemplo， comenta que Bill Niman foi obrigado a sair da companhia que leva seu nome （Niman Ranch） pelos diretores que "desejavam fazer as coisas de modo mais lucrativo e menos ético do que ele permitia enquanto permanecia no comando"。 Foer parece saber que se existe alguma ética no modo de produção capitalista ela está orientada para o lucro， mas explicita e aprofunda pouco esse aspecto。O livro é ruim？ Não é， eu gostei dele。 Acho que ele faz um importante apelo às nossas consciências， e por conta disso merece ser lido。 Acredito que possa ser uma leitura muito proveitosa principalmente para não-vegetarianos que estão apenas precisando de um empurrãozinho para deixarem de vez de comer animais， como o próprio autor fez。"Nós não podemos alegar ignorância， apenas indiferença。 As gerações que vivem hoje são gerações a par dos erros。 Temos o fardo e a oportunidade de viver no momento em que a crítica à criação industrial chegou à consciência popular。 Somos aqueles a quem será perguntado， com justiça， o que você fez quando ficou sabendo a verdade sobre comer animais？" 。。。more

Sophia Kaiser ，

“This isn’t animal experimentation， where you can imagine some disproportionate good at the other end of the suffering。 This is what we feel like eating。Why is taste， the crudest of our senses， exempted from the ethical rules that govern our other senses？”

Molly ，

Reading Eating Animals as a vegetarian mostly served the purpose of affirming my dietary choices。 I feared it would be a convincing argument for veganism and I feel morally compelled to give up the two joys of dairy and eggs， but thankfully， it was focused very specifically on the eating of animal flesh， and even more specifically on factory-farmed animals。 Since I’m already very on board with eliminating factory farming， it was not an uncomfortable book for me。It was a good listen， and Jonathan Reading Eating Animals as a vegetarian mostly served the purpose of affirming my dietary choices。 I feared it would be a convincing argument for veganism and I feel morally compelled to give up the two joys of dairy and eggs， but thankfully， it was focused very specifically on the eating of animal flesh， and even more specifically on factory-farmed animals。 Since I’m already very on board with eliminating factory farming， it was not an uncomfortable book for me。It was a good listen， and Jonathan Safran Foer brings a storyteller’s sensibilities to the subject， dwelling effectively and fairly on the role food plays in the stories we tell each other about what it means to be human。 I appreciated the repeated acknowledgement that food， including meat， holds a special place in culture and relationships。 Foer makes it clear that he no longer can eat meat with a free conscience， and while he does expand that argument to convincing others， it is done with compassion。 He interviews farmers， ranchers， vegans， and PETA members to show how deeply-held our feelings about eating animals are， and the many valid reasons on either side of the question。Of these many reasons to eat less meat， and Foer spends the most time on the animal suffering aspect。 He delves into the workings of multiple types of slaughterhouses in vivid detail， yet also makes a strong point that we should also care about how animals live their lives， not just how they are killed。 Factory-farmed animals （over 99% of the meat eaten in the US today， and a growing portion around the world） live horrible lives， no matter how you spin it。 The thrust of Foer’s argument is that our taste buds should not dictate the torture and slaughter of trillions of living beings when there are reasonable alternatives。 As someone who became a vegetarian for environmental purposes， I was also glad to hear Foer spend some time on the incredibly damaging effects of factory farms on watersheds and the changing climate。 In the end， Foer says， we make our compassion stronger by practicing it。 We have choices about how we eat， one of the most fundamental acts of being human。 For him， and for me， making a habit of not eating animals when we have alternatives strengthens that compassion and makes us better citizens of the world we share with other creatures。 。。。more

Patrick ，

Is geen leuk boek om te lezen， lag dan ook al lang in mijn boekenkast， maar is toch nog steeds een belangrijk boek。 Geschreven in 2009 en opvallend: JSF heeft het in een hoofdstuk over de onvermijdelijke pandemieën die de wereld zullen teisteren。

Sarah Ransohoff ，

horrifying and deeply important

Petey Karalis ，

Started this book as a carnivore， and after reading about 50%（ish） have made the change to being vegan。 I recommend everyone read this book， just to have the knowledge to realise where your food actually comes from。 Absolutely a 5 star book。

Miho Kasai ，

I am not a vegetarian， but I have been interested in consuming meat， so I had high expectations for this book。 Even though the author does a lot of research， I was disappointed about the lack of some arguments I cared about the most。He devoted many pages about how animals are treated in plants， which is shocking， but honestly I didn't find it very valuable。 I was more interested in the environmental and health issues。 However， the author rarely discusses the health effects of veganism and dismis I am not a vegetarian， but I have been interested in consuming meat， so I had high expectations for this book。 Even though the author does a lot of research， I was disappointed about the lack of some arguments I cared about the most。He devoted many pages about how animals are treated in plants， which is shocking， but honestly I didn't find it very valuable。 I was more interested in the environmental and health issues。 However， the author rarely discusses the health effects of veganism and dismisses that it is not a concern， but some research shows that certain types of cancer are more likely to occur when you practice veganism， vegetarian diet。 It is still an area where further research is needed。Also， he mentioned that if many people became more conscious in meat eating， the price of meat will rise。 But how about the families who can only afford to eat mcdonald's？ Is it possible to serve 7billion people on earth without meat？ If yes， won't mass crop production cause global warming？ I was expecting this book to answer these questions， but it wasn't addressed。 The author mentions how meat production leads to poverty， but he mainly discusses the harsh conditions in plants。 。。。more

Reference

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