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Why Vegan?

Why Vegan?

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'So the only question is: do animals other than man suffer？'

One of the great moral philosophers of the modern age， Peter Singer asks unflinching questions about how we should live our lives。 The ideas collected in these writings， arguing that human tyranny over animals is a wrong comparable to racism and sexism， triggered the animal rights movement and gave impetus to the rise in vegan eating。

One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series。 This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today， from anarchists to stoics， feminists to prophets， satirists to Zen Buddhists。

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Donakrap Dokrappom ，

หนังสือตบหน้าคนที่กินเนื้อสัตว์แบบไม่หยุดหย่อน แต่ผมจะบอกให้นะ วีธีนี้โครตน่าสมเพชเลยหวะและมันไม่มีทางเปลี่ยนวิธีการกินของคนได้หรอกก่อนอื่น。。。 พวกเขาสร้างหลักจริยธรรมเชิงเหตุผลขึ้นมาชุดหนึ่ง นั้นคือ สัตว์มีความเจ็บปวด ทุกทรมาน และมีชีวิตจิตใจ เราต้องปฎิบัติกับพวกมันเยี่ยงสิ่งมีชีวิตที่มีความรู้สึก แต่พวกเขาก็เบื่อมากกับการกินแต่ผัก ผัก ผัก พวกเขาศึกษาหอยสองฝาแล้วพบว่าพวกมันไม่มีระบบประสาทส่วนกลางและสมอง นั้นหมายความว่าเป็นไปไม่ได้เลยที่หอยพวกนี้จะมีความรู้สึก พวกเขาจึงกินหอยที่น่าสงสารเหล่านั้นอ หนังสือตบหน้าคนที่กินเนื้อสัตว์แบบไม่หยุดหย่อน แต่ผมจะบอกให้นะ วีธีนี้โครตน่าสมเพชเลยหวะและมันไม่มีทางเปลี่ยนวิธีการกินของคนได้หรอกก่อนอื่น。。。 พวกเขาสร้างหลักจริยธรรมเชิงเหตุผลขึ้นมาชุดหนึ่ง นั้นคือ สัตว์มีความเจ็บปวด ทุกทรมาน และมีชีวิตจิตใจ เราต้องปฎิบัติกับพวกมันเยี่ยงสิ่งมีชีวิตที่มีความรู้สึก แต่พวกเขาก็เบื่อมากกับการกินแต่ผัก ผัก ผัก พวกเขาศึกษาหอยสองฝาแล้วพบว่าพวกมันไม่มีระบบประสาทส่วนกลางและสมอง นั้นหมายความว่าเป็นไปไม่ได้เลยที่หอยพวกนี้จะมีความรู้สึก พวกเขาจึงกินหอยที่น่าสงสารเหล่านั้นอย่างสบายใจ。。。ใจเย็น ๆ ผมไม่ได้ต่อต้านพวกมังสวิรัติหรอกนะ ชอบพวกเขาด้วยซ้ำ ผมเองก็เป็นคนหนึ่งที่อยากจะเป็นมังสวิรัติกับเขาบ้างเหมือนกัน เพราะหลังจากดูสารคดี Dominion จบ ภาพที่ผมได้เห็นไม่สามารถทำให้ผมกลับไปกินเนื้อสัตว์ด้วยความรู้สึกเดิมได้อีกต่อไป นับแต่นั้นมาผมก็ไม่ได้กินกะเพราหมูกรอบร้านโปรดอีกเลย （เกินครึ่งปีได้） ผมได้สร้างกฎชุดหนึ่งขึ้นมาเพื่อที่ผมจะไม่กินมัน ถ้าเลือกได้ผมจะไม่ซื้อหมูหรือวัวหรือสัตว์ใหญ่อื่นมากิน ผมร้องไห้จริง ๆ นะตอนเห็นหมูถูกฆ่า แต่ยังไงก็ตามผมก็ไม่ได้เลิกกินเนื้อสัตว์เสียทีเดียว ผมยังกินเนื้อไก่อยู่ ยังกินปลาและอาหารทะเลอื่น ๆ ผมยังกินโจ๊กหมูที่คนอื่นเอามาฝากอยู่ ยังกินต้มแซ่บกระดูกอ่อนที่เพื่อนร่วมงานชวนไปกินตอนเย็น。。。 ก็ผมไม่ได้เลือกเองนิ ผมไม่ได้เลือกเมนูที่มีหมูหรือเนื้อเลย ก็แค่กินเพราะเสียดาย （ผมมีเหตุผลที่ต้องกินนี่หว่า） ผมไม่ต่างอะไรกับพวกที่เลือกกินหอยสองฝา ถูกมะ！จะว่าไป ความอิหลักอิเหลื่อทางศีลธรรมที่เป็นสากลที่สุดเรื่องหนึ่ง เห็นจะเป็นเรื่องการฆ่าสัตว์เพื่อการบริโภคนี่แหละ การที่คน ๆ หนึ่งจะกินหรือไม่กินเนื้อสัตว์ เขาต้องหาเหตุมาอธิบายตัวเองให้ได้แน่นอนว่าไม่มีใครที่คิดว่าตัวเองเป็นคนไร้ศีลธรรม ดังนั้นคำถามทางศีลธรรมจึงต้องมองย้อนกลับไปยังคุณค่าตั้งต้นที่สังคมและปัจเจกยึดถือ ทุกสังคม ทุกวัฒนธรรมเห็นตรงกันว่าการฆ่าเป็นสิ่งผิดศีลธรรมโดยตัวมันเอง เป็นกฎที่จะต้องไม่ฆ่า แต่ก็ยังมีการฆ่าเกิดขึ้นในสังคมอุดมศีลธรรม นั้นเพราะมันมีเหตุผลในการฆ่า สำหรับสัตว์ เหตุผลง่ายมาก เพราะต้องกิน！"เพราะต้องกิน" คือปัญหาใหญ่ของคนที่ไม่อยากกินเนื้อสัตว์ เพราะพวกเขาต้องพยายามอย่างมากในการหาเหตุผลมาหักล้างการกินแบบเดิม ๆ ของตัวเอง คือต้องมีสิ่งมาสะดุดใจก่อน ส่วนใหญ่ก็เหตุผลเรื่องสงสารบ้าง สัตว์ต้องทรมานบ้าง ผลกระทบจากอุตสาหกรรมสัตว์บ้าง บลา ๆ ๆ ซึ่งเหตุผลที่ดีจะทำให้เราคล้อยตามแต่ "เพราะต้องกิน" ก็เป็นเหตุผลที่ดีเหมือนกัน และนั้นแหละปัญหา！สำหรับคนส่วนใหญ่ โอ๊ยยยยย สงสารพวกมันโว้ยยยย 。。。more

Morgan Holdsworth ，

I read this in probably an hour total on and off of public transport picked up on a whim and it is phenomenally written。 Singer puts forward a compelling case against eating animals， as a vegetarian admittedly I felt rather smug as well I can’t be as bad as those discussed in the section referring to Mcdonald’s， however it’s definitely caused a reflection of whether I could perhaps cut out more eggs and dairy。 As well as this， it has convinced me that Animal Liberation should be towards the top I read this in probably an hour total on and off of public transport picked up on a whim and it is phenomenally written。 Singer puts forward a compelling case against eating animals， as a vegetarian admittedly I felt rather smug as well I can’t be as bad as those discussed in the section referring to Mcdonald’s， however it’s definitely caused a reflection of whether I could perhaps cut out more eggs and dairy。 As well as this， it has convinced me that Animal Liberation should be towards the top of my want to read。 I would recommend Why Vegan？ to anyone， regardless of their stance on animal consumption。 Oh and it has a recipe in too for a lentil dal which is such a nice little touch to the book， more philosophy/ethics books should do that aha。 。。。more

Brian ，

I don't believe that I can rate a specific ethical argument on a five star scale， but only respond to the arguments made in the book。 Singer asserts that the way the meat industry treats animals is tyranny over non-sentient nonhuman animals which causes suffering and pain （which is always unnecessary）。 This main point was well defended throughout the essays and I may be onboard with them as I have no argument back other than "but I enjoy eating meat。" I don't believe that I can rate a specific ethical argument on a five star scale， but only respond to the arguments made in the book。 Singer asserts that the way the meat industry treats animals is tyranny over non-sentient nonhuman animals which causes suffering and pain （which is always unnecessary）。 This main point was well defended throughout the essays and I may be onboard with them as I have no argument back other than "but I enjoy eating meat。" 。。。more

Urszula ，

I really liked this short selection of P。 Singer's works and feel like it would be great to use for students all over the World。 You will find here inspiring fragments of "Animal Liberation"。 Along with a very interesting story of how Singer even started to think about our obligations towards animals。 Ending with environmental arguments for veganism， and pandemic arguments for ending animal suffering。 I feel like it's a simply written summary of key concepts that could start much need， and still I really liked this short selection of P。 Singer's works and feel like it would be great to use for students all over the World。 You will find here inspiring fragments of "Animal Liberation"。 Along with a very interesting story of how Singer even started to think about our obligations towards animals。 Ending with environmental arguments for veganism， and pandemic arguments for ending animal suffering。 I feel like it's a simply written summary of key concepts that could start much need， and still too rare discussions about animals。 。。。more

Jack Reid ，

I first tried veganism my sophomore year in college。 I had spent the summer studying in China and felt convinced of the diet’s superiority after reading Joseph Campbell’s The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet， Weight Loss， and Long-term Health。 I switched to veganism in Shanghai mid-way through the book after accidentally slurped a chicken skull from a soup one afternoon。 Nine months later， my girlfriend told me I looked I first tried veganism my sophomore year in college。 I had spent the summer studying in China and felt convinced of the diet’s superiority after reading Joseph Campbell’s The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet， Weight Loss， and Long-term Health。 I switched to veganism in Shanghai mid-way through the book after accidentally slurped a chicken skull from a soup one afternoon。 Nine months later， my girlfriend told me I looked like a skeleton at 135lbs。 As a naïve 19-year-old， I assumed I could live on bread， nuts， carrots， and hummus。 Her comment forced me to evaluate my experiment and deem it a failure。 I was not any healthier than when I started。 So， I re-introduced animals into my diet。 At the time， I paid little attention to the moral implications of meat-eating。 But looking back， I believe my confrontation with the animals I ate in China morally disgusted me。 In America， you can avoid the linkage between your burger at lunch and the sentient creature raised in a horrifying feedlot providing the patty。 After nine months living back in the United States， I had submerged my moral angst linked with the cruelty of eating sentient animals。 And now， eight years later， I’m revisiting veganism for moral reasons。 My diet is healthy， informed by Mark Hyman’s Peganism （Vegan + Paleo）。 I feel best eating vegan supplemented by some fish each week。 But I am considering eliminating the fish， adding a B12 supplement， and re-committing to veganism。 I’ve been considering this switch since I met my girlfriend， a vegan for moral reasons， in November。 But it’s a hard choice to make without a strong reason as it feels so limiting and difficult to accomplish while living in American society。 That’s why I picked up this book。 X book succinctly covers the moral rationale for veganism while offering additional resources for further learning。 It’s an excellent primer and a solid starting point for further exploration。 I’ll likely read his deeper dive into the philosophy of animal rights， Animal Liberalism， in the coming months。 。。。more

McKenzie Records ，

Everyone should read this book， especially meat eaters who are open to ethics and logic。 If you want to be a moral person， there is no reason to avoid the truth and insightful logic laid out by Peter Singer。

Derodidymus ，

never judge the degree by which another creature suffers i cannot give it a fair rating so i won't give any， but i'll leave some lines from the book that should make you question your choices and your implication （whether passive or active） in the suffering of animals:Granted， the chicken lying in the supermarket freezer today would have died even if i had never existed; but the fact that I take the chicken from the freezer， and ignore the tofu on a nearby shelf， has something to do with the num never judge the degree by which another creature suffers i cannot give it a fair rating so i won't give any， but i'll leave some lines from the book that should make you question your choices and your implication （whether passive or active） in the suffering of animals:Granted， the chicken lying in the supermarket freezer today would have died even if i had never existed; but the fact that I take the chicken from the freezer， and ignore the tofu on a nearby shelf， has something to do with the number of chickens， or blocks of tofu， the supermarket will order next week and thus contributes， in a small way， to the future growth or decline of the chicken and tofu industries。 That is what the laws of supply and demand are all about。 in conclusion: go vegan。 stop being an ignorant asshole 🤠 。。。more

Johannes ，

A short book with previous work， updated with a small comment on covid-19。Such impressive work， such impeccable arguments against eating animals。Peter Singer buried all arguments against veganism in the 70s。

L ，

A brief， interesting and very up-to-date book （as of the time of writing） on the ethics of eating meat。 This book did seem to answer my objections/questions as I was thinking of them in a rather spooky way which I found thoroughly entertaining。 My only major philosophical criticism was what I may call an over-reliance on utilitarian arguments which could have been supported by a few from other perspectives just to make the overall claims and conclusions a bit more robust。 It was convincing， inte A brief， interesting and very up-to-date book （as of the time of writing） on the ethics of eating meat。 This book did seem to answer my objections/questions as I was thinking of them in a rather spooky way which I found thoroughly entertaining。 My only major philosophical criticism was what I may call an over-reliance on utilitarian arguments which could have been supported by a few from other perspectives just to make the overall claims and conclusions a bit more robust。 It was convincing， interesting， and unfortunately is driving me further to abandon my lifelong love of meat。 Lab grown meat cannot come fast enough。 。。。more

Kayla_451 ，

When I want to introduce someone to veganism as a philosophical topic， I will now be directing them to this book。 Updated for 2020 and covering everything from factory farming to COVID-19， in under 100 pages it outlines the implications of animal rights succinctly and provocatively， most especially from an ethical perspective。 I have already sworn off meat for a number of years， but nonetheless believe any omnivore with an open-mind would find this quick read offers a lot of food for thought （pl When I want to introduce someone to veganism as a philosophical topic， I will now be directing them to this book。 Updated for 2020 and covering everything from factory farming to COVID-19， in under 100 pages it outlines the implications of animal rights succinctly and provocatively， most especially from an ethical perspective。 I have already sworn off meat for a number of years， but nonetheless believe any omnivore with an open-mind would find this quick read offers a lot of food for thought （plant-based， of course）。Before you begin reading Why Vegan， ask yourself this question: "Where do nonhuman animals belong in our moral framework？" Write your brief answer on a notecard。 Then， once you've finished reading， ask yourself that very question again。 You may be surprised how your approach changes the second time around。 。。。more

Miss Bookiverse ，

I quick first， easy-to-comprehend insight into Singer's philosophy concerning animal welfare。 It deals both with non-human animals being eaten and non-human animals being experimented on。 On the one hand， I liked that it covers essays from different decades， dating back into the 1970s; on the other hand， that rendered a lot of the facts and data obsolete。 My favorite parts include his discussion on animals and language: the way we talk about animals but also that animals can't use our language t I quick first， easy-to-comprehend insight into Singer's philosophy concerning animal welfare。 It deals both with non-human animals being eaten and non-human animals being experimented on。 On the one hand， I liked that it covers essays from different decades， dating back into the 1970s; on the other hand， that rendered a lot of the facts and data obsolete。 My favorite parts include his discussion on animals and language: the way we talk about animals but also that animals can't use our language to communicate （their pain to us）。I'd like to point out that while I agree with a lot of what Singer writes in this book about the way we treat animals， he has highly ableist views about people with disabilities。 They are not addressed in this book but it's something you might want to look into before you support him with your money。 There's an excellent article on the NY Times by Harriet McBryde Johnson about her experience with him， you can read it here。 。。。more

B。 Jorgensen ，

A concise well constructed argument for eating ethically by one of the worlds leading ethicists。 This short book is an easy read and a good introduction for persons not familiar with the implications of diet and the future of life on earth。

Tanya Crompton ，

Quick read。 Nothing revolutionary。 Angry preaching tone。 Some may have found it worth reading and I found it quick but average

Jake Crozier ，

（5）

Abdullah Mohammad ，

كتاب يستعرض الفلسفة الاخلاقية لاكل الحيوانات。 هل فعلاً يعد هذا اخلاقياً؟ لنقم بتغيير السؤال هل ترى بأن تعذيب الحيوانات شيء اخلاقي؟ لو قمت بأخذ كلب صغير وقمت بضربه حتى الموت ثم قتله هل تظن بأن ما اقوم به صواب؟ هل حدث مرة بأنك كنت تقود واصطدمت بقطة مشردة في الشارع وقتلتها؟ بماذا شعرت عندما حدث ذلك؟ تخيل بان احدهم قام بقطع ذيل قطة。 وابقاها حية لانه يستمتع باالنظر الى قطة لا ذيل لها。。 هل ترى ذلك اخلاقي؟ من الثابت علمياً بان الحيوانات تشعر بالالم。 لها القدرة على ان تعاني。 الحاق المعاناة بهم لا يعد اخ كتاب يستعرض الفلسفة الاخلاقية لاكل الحيوانات。 هل فعلاً يعد هذا اخلاقياً؟ لنقم بتغيير السؤال هل ترى بأن تعذيب الحيوانات شيء اخلاقي؟ لو قمت بأخذ كلب صغير وقمت بضربه حتى الموت ثم قتله هل تظن بأن ما اقوم به صواب؟ هل حدث مرة بأنك كنت تقود واصطدمت بقطة مشردة في الشارع وقتلتها؟ بماذا شعرت عندما حدث ذلك؟ تخيل بان احدهم قام بقطع ذيل قطة。 وابقاها حية لانه يستمتع باالنظر الى قطة لا ذيل لها。。 هل ترى ذلك اخلاقي؟ من الثابت علمياً بان الحيوانات تشعر بالالم。 لها القدرة على ان تعاني。 الحاق المعاناة بهم لا يعد اخلاقياً。 وهذا معنى ان تكون نباتياً。。 ان تمتنع عن الحاق الضرر بالحيوانات الاخرى。لماذا نرفض اكل البشر؟ لاننا لا حق لنا في اخذ حياتهم。 هل لنا الحق في اكل الحيوانات؟ ومن اعطانا الحق؟ هل لانهم اقل منا ذكاءً؟ اذا كان كذلك فهل ستاكل بشرياً اقل ذكاءً منك؟ ربما طفل رضيع مصاب بمرض عقلي ؟ هل لانهم حيوانات؟ ولانهم مختلفون عنا تكوينياً؟ كيف اذاً سترد على اي نوع من انواع العنصرية فلهم نفس منطقك。 هم مختلفون عنا ولذلك نعاملهم كانهم اقل منا。في كل الاحوال تحتاج الى مذهب اخلاقي مستقر。 لا يمكنك ان تطبق مبادئك الاخلاقية على فئة ولا تطبقها على اخرى لانك بهذا تطعن في مبادئك （لانها لم تستوعب الفئة التي رفضتها）。 。。。more

Diana Tsertsvadze ，

I was an undergrad student when my philosophy professor （gay， feminist， probably vegetarian） asked us to read Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation。 I didn’t even bother reading it， my excuse was that I was mainly interested in classical philosophy and didn’t care about what modern philosophers had to say。 But who am I kidding？ I didn’t wanna read a book that stated claims against my beliefs and habits。 I came across with this book in Barnes and Nobles and as a vegan was very excited to read it。 It’s I was an undergrad student when my philosophy professor （gay， feminist， probably vegetarian） asked us to read Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation。 I didn’t even bother reading it， my excuse was that I was mainly interested in classical philosophy and didn’t care about what modern philosophers had to say。 But who am I kidding？ I didn’t wanna read a book that stated claims against my beliefs and habits。 I came across with this book in Barnes and Nobles and as a vegan was very excited to read it。 It’s a tiny book， can be read in couple hours。 Probably because statements why we should all shift to veganism are simply brief and it doesn’t require super complicated argumentations。 I admire Singer’s ability to write about philosophy of ethics in a simple and understandable manner。 My only criticism is that the book does not talk much about slaughterhouse workers。 Singer mentioned it very briefly and also highlighted once in a book that “Animal liberation is human liberation” but I feel like there is so much more to say about inhuman treatments of people （mostly emigrants from poor countries） who have to kill for 8 hours a day 6-7 days a week。 For me personally that was one of the most important arguments that made me go vegan， I realized that I didn’t only treated animals like lifeless creatures but my money supported the industry that destroys millions of workers mental health。 I’m hope more people will write and read books about animal liberation and the ethics of the food we eat。 Thank you Peter Singer for spreading the word and making changes。 。。。more

Karalee ，

If you are already familiar with the ethical arguments in favor of veganism then you are not likely to learn anything new from this book。 While I think overall the arguments were good， I am always annoyed when vegans try to compare racism with animal agriculture。 Peter Singer brought that comparison up several times throughout the book and while I understood what he was trying to say I think many people would have been immediately turned off by that comparison。 There are many good reasons to not If you are already familiar with the ethical arguments in favor of veganism then you are not likely to learn anything new from this book。 While I think overall the arguments were good， I am always annoyed when vegans try to compare racism with animal agriculture。 Peter Singer brought that comparison up several times throughout the book and while I understood what he was trying to say I think many people would have been immediately turned off by that comparison。 There are many good reasons to not eat meat。 I think that bringing up racism/speciesism argument is unnecessary and counter productive。 。。。more

Megan Fischer ，

Very easy read， gave me a lot to think about

Michiel Tummers ，

I expected a totally new book but from the get-go i remembered reading it someplace else， yes， it was the introduction of Animal Liberation。 Its a collection of Singer essays and texts previously published。 Some of it ive read before and other parts were totally new for me。 I dont mind reading old Singer stuff， i mean。。 its Singer right！ And its about a topic dear to my heart， animal rights and the case for veganism。 If there was ever a time to go vegan， its now btw。

Eve West ，

I cried and I felt awfully guilty。 I have no argument or rebuttal for anything。 Wow。 How can I ever justify eating meat again 😅

Eddie ，

The titular question is a commonly asked one， and this book does a good job of answering it。 If you are thinking of going vegan but are morally unconvinced， this is the book to read。 It's quite short so does not take long。 The titular question is a commonly asked one， and this book does a good job of answering it。 If you are thinking of going vegan but are morally unconvinced， this is the book to read。 It's quite short so does not take long。 。。。more

Megan ，

Giving in 5 stars so that more people hear about this book and read it - quick read with some powerful stuff。 For me， it had nothing in addition to Singer's Animal Liberation or other essays。 Giving in 5 stars so that more people hear about this book and read it - quick read with some powerful stuff。 For me， it had nothing in addition to Singer's Animal Liberation or other essays。 。。。more

Joe Sampson ，

Singer argues that producing meat， fish， dairy and eggs is cruel and that hence we should go vegan。

Colin ，

I was with some friends in Barnes and Noble about a week ago just browsing looking for something to buy。 We found ourselves looking through the philosophy section for topics about politics， ethics， that sort of thing。 While browsing I happened across this book， thin with an intriguing title。 I hesitated before buying it because it was rather expensive and I didn’t fully know if I’d like it given animal rights isn’t a topic I’ve ever read about in depth。 Much to the surprise of some people readin I was with some friends in Barnes and Noble about a week ago just browsing looking for something to buy。 We found ourselves looking through the philosophy section for topics about politics， ethics， that sort of thing。 While browsing I happened across this book， thin with an intriguing title。 I hesitated before buying it because it was rather expensive and I didn’t fully know if I’d like it given animal rights isn’t a topic I’ve ever read about in depth。 Much to the surprise of some people reading this review， I must admit that presently I am not vegan or even vegetarian。 Every since I read this book I have absolutely been more hesitant and considerate about my choices in eating meat。 While this speaks to very little I believe it will lead me down quite the rabbit hole and I can thank this book。 。。。more

Azra Hasanbegović ，

This should be an obligatory reading for anyone living in 21st century， regardless of their eating habits， moral values， or cultural background。

Brenda Pike ，

Books of essays tend to be uneven， so I forgive that。 And some of the essays were great -- like the story of how Singer became a vegan。 Definitely worth a read。

Gergely Kovács ，

I expected a much more up to date and more definitive book。 Still it's a short and straight to the point material。 This book is a collection of chapters from other titles from Singer， e。g。 the 2nd chapter is freely available in the sample version of "The ethics of what we eat"。 Had I known these， I would've bought that book instead。 And except for the last chapter the rest is at least 10 years old。 I'm sure that due to the increasingly growing animal ethic movements the policies have become some I expected a much more up to date and more definitive book。 Still it's a short and straight to the point material。 This book is a collection of chapters from other titles from Singer， e。g。 the 2nd chapter is freely available in the sample version of "The ethics of what we eat"。 Had I known these， I would've bought that book instead。 And except for the last chapter the rest is at least 10 years old。 I'm sure that due to the increasingly growing animal ethic movements the policies have become somewhat stricter， so would've been great to see the progress in numbers （while animal suffering is becoming worse in Asia thanks partly to the wet markets and the increasing wellfare caused growing demand for animal products， I assume vegan and vegetarian communities are getting bigger and bigger in western societies）。Not a waste of money since Singer donates most of his income to charities :） But since this book left me with a tons of questions， like "Are there ways to consume meat， fish or animal products in a way that I cut down my animal-suffering-footprint to 5% or no？"， let me buy "The ethics of what we eat" now :D 。。。more

Alissa ，

3。5

Jemma ，

I liked it but I’m already vegan so didn’t tell me much I didn’t know。 The essay on the treatment of chickens made me cry a lot。 If you eat animals please please read it。

Debanjan Borthakur ，

Started the new year reading this masterpiece。 Although， the facts and arguments are well known to people concerned with animal rights， this book can be a starter for the neophytes who would be willing to rethink their food habits and rebuild their conscience to embrace some empathy considering the plight of the farmed animals。

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Why Vegan?

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Why Vegan?&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Why Vegan?&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0