Review: Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

I had the opportunity to review “Eating Animals” by Jonathan Safran Foer. I was very interested in reading this book because I am mostly vegetarian. I still have the occasional chicken or turkey when I go out to eat, but because my husband is vegetarian I have also chosen that lifestyle in the home.

Just looking at the title cover of this book with it’s furry letters stating it’s title “Eating Animals”, made the thought of actually eating a furry animal seem very unappetizing. This book is not necessarily about being a vegetarian, but about how cruel and disrespectful we can be to animals. I felt as reading this book that even if meat is the main part of your meal, the animal does not have to live in such unreasonable conditions.

What really got my attention was the comparison between our beloved canines and other animals such as pigs that have just as much intellectual capacity as do our furry fun loving dogs.

He asked questions like why is it that we have our dogs as such a vital part of our lives, living with us, sleeping with us, traveling with us. Yet, we so disregard pigs and cows and other main sources meat. Meanwhile, other countries such as the Philippines have dog as one of their main staples of food.

This book really got me to thinking, and I was drawn into his explanations which were very well researched. Also, the stories of his grandmother who was such a big part of his life, were amazingly rich with details and I felt that I never lost my interests with the topics being discussed.

I highly recommend this book for anyone that has an interest in learning more about the treatment of the animals that we eat.

Please click here to purchase this book. “Eating Animals”, by Jonathan Safran Foer