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"In this latest leg of Jeffrey Moussaieff's journey through the animal kingdoms, this perceptive writer peels back our prejudices to reveal the depth of feeling and thought in animals' minds and the leap we must make to be worthy of understanding them. Eye-opening, warm, thoroughly engaging."
-Ingrid Newkirk, President of PETA
"I found The Pig Who Sang to the Moon wrenching, yet vitally important--at last a voice for the domestic animals who need it most. While every attention is paid to wild animals and to pets, farm animals are systematically ignored because the fact that we kill and eat these sentient beings is almost unbearable to acknowledge. Yet if that is what we are doing, we must acknowledge it. We must understand our actions. This powerful, excellent book is not for cowards."
-Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Lives of Dogs
"For years now, Jeffrey Masson has been illuminating the emotional world of animals, and helping to
-Ingrid Newkirk, President of PETA
"I found The Pig Who Sang to the Moon wrenching, yet vitally important--at last a voice for the domestic animals who need it most. While every attention is paid to wild animals and to pets, farm animals are systematically ignored because the fact that we kill and eat these sentient beings is almost unbearable to acknowledge. Yet if that is what we are doing, we must acknowledge it. We must understand our actions. This powerful, excellent book is not for cowards."
-Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Lives of Dogs
"For years now, Jeffrey Masson has been illuminating the emotional world of animals, and helping to
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The first ever book to tell us what pigs (and cows and sheep and chickens) think and feel.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this in 2007 and it truly changed my life. I became a vegetarian overnight and a passionate animal rights advocate.
I should add that I had no intention of becoming a vegetarian when I bought this book. I'd read a number of books about animal emotions and thought this would be another interesting addition to my collection but the information here was, for me, earth-shattering and truly heart-breaking.
It's well written and superbly researched, containing specific chapters about pigs, chickens, sheep, cows and ducks.
The author's views are uncompromising but should we deny the truths presented in this book that farmed animals, despite not one
second of a natural existence throughout their short unbearable lives, are still emotional, thinking, loving creatures that don't deserve the indignities, the torture, the abominable slaughter heaped upon them for the sake of man's greed?
I should add that I had no intention of becoming a vegetarian when I bought this book. I'd read a number of books about animal emotions and thought this would be another interesting addition to my collection but the information here was, for me, earth-shattering and truly heart-breaking.
It's well written and superbly researched, containing specific chapters about pigs, chickens, sheep, cows and ducks.
The author's views are uncompromising but should we deny the truths presented in this book that farmed animals, despite not one
second of a natural existence throughout their short unbearable lives, are still emotional, thinking, loving creatures that don't deserve the indignities, the torture, the abominable slaughter heaped upon them for the sake of man's greed?
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really love this book. After reading it, you can no longer ignore that uncomfortable truth that lies behind your meals. I am a vegan and I have read a lot of books about animals. This book provided me more insight, which lead me to a deeper understanding.
Also, Jeffrey Masson's books are never boring, and this one is no exception.
Also, Jeffrey Masson's books are never boring, and this one is no exception.
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Unrealistic
I read this book with increasing frustration at the author's fairytale hope of a world where not only are farmyard animals no longer eaten, they coexist happily with humans, while... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Soixante neuf
Beautifully written
A thought provoking book that reconfirmed my belief in the strength of animal emotions. If you don't believe me...read it!
Published 18 months ago by mariac
AMAZING BOOK
This is deffinatly a book for you if you are either Vegan/Vegetarian or you absolutly love animals...
It stirs such emotion inside of you, both happy and sad... Read more
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