- Paperback: 260 pages
- Publisher: Pen Press Publishers (17 April 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1906710880
- ISBN-13: 978-1906710880
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 21.6 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 423,504 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"I think this book is a 'must read' for anyone who eats dairy, fish or meat, or who shops in a supermarket. My husband, who farms organically, couldn't put it down and said it ought to be compulsory reading for anyone who works with stock". -- Julie Walters, actress
"I hope thousand of us are brave enough to read "On the Menu" and to take the challenge of doing something to bring an end to this horrendous corruption of what really farming should be about." -- Joanna Lumley, OBE
"Essential reading for everyone with an interest in the origin of the food they eat and I thoroughly recommend it." -- Kay, Duchess of Hamilton, Chairman of Advocates for Animals
"This excellent book takes us through the nastier side of rearing animals for food and I commend it to both animal lovers and cynics alike." -- The Rt Hon Ann Widdecombe MP
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Chicken soup, Beef and Ale Pie, Custard Tart. Nice menu - but how much do you know about the ingredients? With so much emphasis on consumer health - whether the meat or fish is safe to eat - the way that animals, birds and fish are slaughtered appears to take second place. Labels say little or nothing about animal welfare and neither are they a guarantee of quality. On some farms animals are able to enjoy a natural, healthy, outdoor life. But where they are reared on an industrial scale, poultry, cattle, cows, sheep and pigs are crammed by their thousands into vast sheds. Reared on feed that is high on fat and protein - an unnatural diet designed to make them grow as quickly as possible - they are turned into obese and grotesque forms of their natural selves as they become more stressed, crippled, and diseased. How might these farmed animals feel? How intelligent are they? Can they think? Do they suffer? Sue Cross presents the stark facts about animal welfare, giving a balanced view of commercial farming from the appropriate research and scientific evidence provided. It is essential reading for everyone with an interest in the origin of the food they eat.
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Format:Paperback
I found On the Menu a compelling-and also fundamentally disturbing- read. The 'recipe book' excerpts at the beginning of each chapter add a clever touch. The readers eye is drawn to what appear to be authentic recipes for mouth-watering dishes such as 'beef and ale pie' or 'organic salmon with roasted vegetables'. But my appetite was soon quelled by the stomach-turning facts,disguised as cooking instructions, about what has happened to our meat before it gets anywhere near our kitchens. The sections on animals' feelings- not least their need to socialize with each other- and the link between their intelligence and ability to suffer are excellent. But it's not all misery and trauma. On the Menu also gives a detailed account of the caring side of farming. It was interesting to learn that the most welfare friendly farming is not necessarily organic, particularly as far as fish and dairy cows are concerned.
Format:Paperback
A thoroughly comprehensive, dispassionate review of how animals are used for food. I believe that this should be compulsory reading for anyone who is even vaguely interested in how our food is produced.
The practices that have become ingrained within the industrialised production of our food are shockingly cruel. Surely some day human beings will look back with shock and guilt at the physical and emotional suffering that we are inflicting on fellow sentient beings.
The practices that have become ingrained within the industrialised production of our food are shockingly cruel. Surely some day human beings will look back with shock and guilt at the physical and emotional suffering that we are inflicting on fellow sentient beings.
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Great book
23 July 2011
Format:Paperback
I recommend this book on the basis that it is so fully comprehensive. Although
centred on the UK industry it nevertheless applies to any country where
intensive (factory) farming is practised. The sections that examine how the
animals might feel seem particularly relevant to anyone concerned about animal
welfare.
centred on the UK industry it nevertheless applies to any country where
intensive (factory) farming is practised. The sections that examine how the
animals might feel seem particularly relevant to anyone concerned about animal
welfare.
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