Project animal farm : an accidental journey into the secret world of farming and the truth about our food / Sonia Faruqi.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2015Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth editionDescription: 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1605987980
- 9781605987989
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 338.176 F247 | Available | 33111008109684 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Sonia Faruqi, an Ivy League graduate and investment banker, had no idea that the night she arrived at the doorstep of a dairy farm would mark the beginning of a journey that would ultimately wind all the way around the world. Instead of turning away from the animal cruelty she came to witness, Sonia made the most courageous decision of her life: a commitment to change things.Driven by impulsive will and searing passion, Sonia left behind everything she knew and loved to search the planet for solutions to benefit animals, human health, and the environment. Over the course of living with farmers, hitchhiking with strangers, and risking her life, she developed surprising insights and solutions--both about the food industry and herself.Lively and heartfelt, Sonia takes readers on an unforgettable adventure from top-secret egg warehouses in Canada to dairy feedlots in the United States, from farm offices in Mexico to lush pastures in Belize, from flocks of village chickens in Indonesia to factory farms in Malaysia.Revelatory in scope, Project Animal Farm illuminates a hidden world that plays a part in all of our lives.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-390).
Prologue: The Start Of A Journey -- Organic Dairy Cows -- Egg Agony -- Porkmaking By Machinery -- Trilling Turkeys -- Crank Chicken -- Animal Heaven -- Red, White, And Bob Veal -- Slaughter Horror-- The Wondrous Islands Of Indonesia -- Fast Food Nation Malaysia -- Lion City Singapore -- The Monsters Of Mexico -- Barefoot In Beautiful Belize -- Ag-Gag America -- American Mountain Meadow -- Conclusion: The Future Is Already Here -- Epilogue: The End Of Exploring -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Sources.
Traces the author's covert and sometimes life-risking tour of animal farms throughout the world to expose animal cruelty and identify ways to farm compassionately while promoting human health, economics, and environmental consciousness.