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On Eating Meat
- The Truth About Its Production and the Ethics of Eating It
- Narrated by: Matthew Evans
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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On Eating Meat
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Publisher's Summary
How can 160,000 deaths in one day constitute a 'medium-sized operation'? Think beef is killing the world? What about asparagus farms? Or golf? Going vegan might be all the rage, but the fact is the world has an ever-growing, insatiable appetite for meat - especially cheap meat.
Former food critic and chef, now farmer and restaurateur Matthew Evans grapples with the thorny issues around the ways we produce and consume animals. From feedlots and abattoirs to organic farms and animal welfare agencies, he has an intimate, expert understanding of the farming practices that take place in our name. Evans calls for less radicalisation, for greater understanding, and for ethical omnivores to stand up for the welfare of animals and farmers alike.
Sure to spark intense debate, On Eating Meat is an urgent listen for all vegans, vegetarians and carnivores.
Critic Reviews
"Intellectually thrilling - a book that challenges both vegans and carnivores in the battle for a new ethics of eating. This book will leave you surprised, engrossed and sometimes shocked - whatever your food choices." (Richard Glover)
"Compelling, illuminating and often confronting...Matthew Evans brings his unflinching honesty - and a farmer's hands-on experience - to the question of how to be an ethical carnivore." (Hugh Mackay)
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- Anonymous User
- 13-02-2023
An honest insight
Thank you for the honesty about meat I thought I knew a bit but I definitely know a lot more now!
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- Justin Babet
- 01-07-2021
Everyone should read this
Whether you eat meat, or you don’t, this is an important book. Well balanced and impartial
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- Kirsty
- 30-01-2024
Such good questions and a balanced discussion
I really appreciated this book for covering some tricky issues with a balanced and considered approach. I think I will move into a much more conscious meat eater and soon farmer. Well worth the read
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- fiona kew
- 22-06-2021
conforting but informative
wasn't sure if this was a book for me,after 30 years of being a vegetarian. I was moved by many of the content and feel that I have gained a real insight into the ethical omnivore. I still don't want to eat meat but as I do eat eggs and dairy, I feel more empowered to make better more ethical choices in the future, for the benefit of the animals,farmers and processors involved.
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- Joanne Simpson
- 02-04-2020
Loved it
Stark reminder of what we put on our plate everyday. I have read similar style books, easy to listen to. Good thought provoking topics
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- D. Hopkins
- 01-09-2021
Excellent balanced book.
Well told story of our meat production. My only criticism is lack of emphasis on how important res meat is for nutrition in the young and older folk. Also the consumption of meat has gone up but only because of the massive increase of chicken and pork in our diets - red meat consumption has actually dropped per capita. Another good book (although not as delightfully written) is Sacred Cow by Diana Rodgers and rob wolff
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- Emma
- 02-11-2021
Yawn
Boring and pretentious. I couldn't finish it.
The writer bounces all over the shop which frankly, comes across as bullish and smart arsey
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