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The End of Animal Farming: How Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Activists Are Building an Animal-Free Food System Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Jacy Reese (Author), Thom Rivera (Narrator), Beacon Press Audio (Publisher)
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A bold yet realistic vision of how technology and social change are creating a food system in which we no longer use animals to produce meat, dairy, or eggs.

Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Jonathan Safran Foer’s Eating Animals brought widespread attention to the disturbing realities of factory farming. The End of Animal Farming pushes this conversation forward by outlining a strategic road map to a humane, ethical, and efficient food system in which slaughterhouses are obsolete - where the tastes of even the most die-hard meat eater are satisfied by innovative food technologies like cultured meats and plant-based protein. Social scientist and animal advocate Jacy Reese analyzes the social forces leading us toward the downfall of animal agriculture, the technology making this change possible for the meat-hungry public, and the activism driving consumer demand for plant-based and cultured foods.

Reese contextualizes the issue of factory farming - the inhumane system of industrial farming that 95 percent of farmed animals endure - as part of humanity’s expanding moral circle. Humanity increasingly treats nonhuman animals, from household pets to orca whales, with respect and kindness, and Reese argues that farmed animals are the next step. Reese applies an analytical lens of “effective altruism”, the burgeoning philosophy of using evidence-based research to maximize one’s positive impact in the world, in order to better understand which strategies can help expand the moral circle now and in the future.

The End of Animal Farming is not a scolding treatise or a prescription for an ascetic diet. Reese invites listeners - vegan and non-vegan - to consider one of the most important and transformational social movements of the coming decades.

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Listening Length 7 hours and 13 minutes
Author Jacy Reese
Narrator Thom Rivera
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Audible.com Release Date November 06, 2018
Publisher Beacon Press Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B07HX2G37D
Best Sellers Rank #240,797 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#232 in Agricultural & Food Sciences
#529 in Animal Rights (Books)
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Inspiring look at our plant based world - and it keeps getting better!
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Inspiring look at our plant based world - and it keeps getting better!
Follow the money and the trends, and it's all going towards plant based foods. The author describes the evolution of plant based meats and how they have come so far today with great taste and availability everywhere. Big companies are taking note and offering more plant based meat alternatives; while new companies are popping up everywhere with the next delicious plant based food on the market! This book shows that there is an abundance of great plant based foods, and a growing industry to make more jobs. They are creating delicious foods that don't have the heavy footprint on our planet, and at the same time, familiar types of foods that we all love that don't cause animal suffering. It's a win-win!
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Suzannah B. Troy
5.0 out of 5 stars Jacy Reese makes a compelling presentation
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2019
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The end of animal farming is an inevitability how ever long it takes with the benefits of the end of stomach churning animal cruelty, harm to the environment and our health. Glad he addresses how the animal farming attempted "ag-gag" laws!

"Animal Activism is no longer on the fringes..." true ....I am waiting for hot dogs to have warnings labels like cigarettes!

This book is a noble endeavor that my guess will have to be updated and expanded as ground breaking steps evolve and continue like DXE challenging courts to look at animal abuses on farms!

Animal farm abuses I believe contribute to obesity epidemic, decline of Health and in America elderly ending up dying slow undignified deaths in nursing homes would could indeed be connected to eating farm animals and consuming dairy...my opinion.

It is a great book but I wonder about his dedication - I question it -- did Pythagoras and Ashoka Vance a ripple effect do more good?

But unquestionably this book is important and powerful. I just think it should be expanded and will be.

I don't see the Animal Defense League -- I am new to veganism only 3 yrs. ADL influenced activists that went under cover in farms? Just asking.

I tried raw veganism in 2012 just before I was savagely assaulted at MD's office. I could not sustain raw veganism.

Google Dr Fagelman assault. Watch. If that was done to a dog at a Vet's in NYC there would be an arrest.

On the 3rd yr anniversary of violence lies no Justice I watched Gary Yourofsky life changing youtube. Than I listened to the audio book narrated by Ingrid Newkirk "On the Run" and my life was changed forever.
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Bruce Friedrich
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating review of the current state of animal protection and a thoughtful path forward
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2018
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Reese offers a tight, well-written, and engaging review of the state of animal protection and a thoughtful path forward. I enjoyed Reese's review of what's happening now in animal protection and what's most effective for now and the future. I don't entirely agree with some of his critique of the current state of the movement, but I enjoyed reading his analysis. The entire book is engaging, but the final two chapters are especially intriguing: Chapter 8 challenges us to consider broadening our horizons even beyond domestic animals (I won't spoil it, but it's mind-bending if you're not already fairly attuned to EA) and chapter 9 offers Reese's vision for the future and a very nice call to arms of sorts for current activists.
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B. Hamlin
4.0 out of 5 stars Something to think about...
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2018
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Probably should start by saying, I am not a vegetarian nor have I ever been.

I had a lot of takeaways from this very engaging and interesting book. There was a lot more to offer than what I expected and truly believe that this book will help draw peoples attention to what the author is pointing out. Initially, I thought I would be reading about the systems for growing 'lab meat' and only that but, in the end, Mr. Reese dives into the why question and how we can move forward as both a society and individuals.

I want to say before I go into detail about the book that I would NOT compare this to the Omnivores Dilemma which I am sure it will get likened to. In my mind, Mr. Reese is more of an activist and offers a heavier opinion than Mr. Pollen did in his now famous book. There is journalism in this book, but there is also a heavy dose of opinion and personal view as well. I am not saying this a bad thing, I am saying that as a way to show the difference between the two.

The book is 9 chapters and a brief introduction. The first few chapters detail the morality of our current situation and why we as consumers need to be more aware of what it is we are doing when we consume meat. Most of us are aware of what goes on within 'factory farms' and the author doesn't waste too much time dwelling on what goes on, so it won't don't think of it as a lesson in that. The middle chapters focus on what we can do to change our food system and way of thinking. This is was the most interesting part of the book to me. I found it fascinating what has been done and what is currently being done to make these changes. Beyond the lab meat and the marketing use (which is disturbing), there are entire businesses and products out there that I wasn't even aware of that are already on top of this. There is a lot of information to be found in there, as well as a lot of opinions from the author as I mentioned. Finally, the wrap-up chapters give us some insight into the social movement and how it can and is gaining momentum. There is some great sociology in here that will peak everyone's interest.

Overall, I wish this was more journalistic and less of what the author thinks of the current status and direction thereof. With a lot of this being so new, I would have liked more of a black and white introduction rather than his thoughts on the direction. I am still glad that I read it and thought that it was a good book despite that. While he does offer opinion he never gets preachy, which I did appreciate and respect.

This will awaken your consciousness and give you something to think about. Smart consumers and those that want to know more about the changes that, in my mind are inevitable to our food system, will gain a lot from this. It is more than worth your time to read.
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annamarie
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful, energizing, and hugely informative
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2019
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If you care about animal rights, it's easy to feel at a loss for what to do when faced with the enormity of the problem of animal farming and the difficulty of tackling it. I have been trying to figure out what more I can do - beyond changing my own diet and lifestyle - to help bring about the systemic change needed to end animal farming. This book was exactly what I needed. It is a thorough, hugely thoughtful and detailed look at the entire system of animal farming and the various efforts to change it. It's clear that it builds on both a lot of personal knowledge and experience from the author, as well as a large body of research. It's given me the information to know how the system works and where the leverage points for change are - and, importantly, the energy to throw more of myself into working for that change!
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lukas
5.0 out of 5 stars Great overview and rallying call
Reviewed in Canada on November 21, 2018
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Appreciate the look at current state animal farming and opportunities for positive change. He also lays out a way forward to a world without factory farms
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HollandRoad
5.0 out of 5 stars Erfrischend, zukunftsorientiert
Reviewed in Germany on November 13, 2019
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Im Gegensatz zu vielen anderen Büchern zu diesem Thema beschäftigt sich Reese nicht vorrangig mit den negativen Folgen des Fleischkonsums, sondern mit effezienten Wegen, diesen zu minimieren und konkurrenzfähige pflanzliche Alternativen auf den Markt zu bringen.
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S. FIKRAT
5.0 out of 5 stars Consumer action is a clear call to action...
Reviewed in France on January 7, 2019
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Bright, rational and constructive reading. We look forward to the french version to allow more and more audience to get it in hand.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Consumer action is a clear call to action...
Reviewed in France on January 7, 2019
Bright, rational and constructive reading. We look forward to the french version to allow more and more audience to get it in hand.
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Jamie Harris
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book for a variety of audiences. Great intro to effective animal advocacy!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2018
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Price: ***
Ease of use: *****
Value for effective animal advocacy beginners: *****
Value for effective animal advocacy pros: ****

To some extent, The End of Animal Farming has a dual audience: 1) animal advocates seeking to integrate the perspectives and insights from the Effective Altruism community and its research into their advocacy; 2) those otherwise not deeply engaged in animal advocacy, who can benefit from understanding how animal advocacy interacts with the wider goal of moral circle expansion, with the effective altruism movement, and with current technological developments. I would guess it would be slightly more useful for the former than the latter.

The book uses research from Sentience Institute and the wider animal advocacy community. It covers much of the same ground as the foundational questions summaries and research posts, but the insights from previous work are integrated into a narrative form. In this sense, it is a comfortable and enjoyable read, which helps to familiarise the reader with some of the current research insights, but also with many of the key “scientists, entrepreneurs, and activists” involved in the predicted end of animal farming.

Due to the more narrative style than most of SI’s materials, the book tends to read slightly more like a statement of Jacy’s current beliefs in some key issues in animal advocacy than as a neutral list of all relevant arguments. Counterarguments are still included, however, and the book remains balanced and fair.

I would recommend TEOF as a fantastic introduction to effective animal advocacy, above Cooney’s book, Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach us About Spreading Social Change. Cooney’s book is very useful, but is quite narrow in its focus and is dense with psychological studies. TEOF has a broader focus and is more readable. Aside from the notes – which are often worth reading – there’s only 164 pages.

For many already involved in animal advocacy, the book will likely include some evidence from less familiar sources (from historical social movements to psychology studies) or broader perspectives on the farmed animal movement which incorporate wild animals and longer-term future considerations. If you are already very up-to-date with effective animal advocacy research and Sentience Institute’s work, there may not be many particularly surprising insights in the book, although you will likely enjoy reading it. You may also find some of the discussion and re-phrasing of familiar issues to be useful, or gain insight into less familiar issues (for me, a good example was a discussion of how to frame messages to appeal to more conservative audiences).

Disclaimer: I work full-time for Sentience Institute. This review represents entirely my own views, rather than those of  my employers. Given that I work with Jacy, I am not the best person to write a review of the book, but I had some spare time when Wifi went down on my train.
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Lisa Musgrove
5.0 out of 5 stars A very bold title that doesn't disappoint!
Reviewed in Australia on June 17, 2019
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Well written and thoroughly researched. This book allows us to visualise a realistic path to a much better world. It's definitely the one I'm aiming for.
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