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A review by elerireads
This Is Vegan Propaganda by Ed Winters
challenging
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
This was pretty good. Obviously I'm already a convert and my work is mainly focused on agriculture in a climate transition so I'm er fairly well-versed in the arguments for veganism, meaning (a) bits of this were a tad boring for me, and (b) it's difficult for me to judge how persuasive this would be to a non-vegan person.
That said, it was well-written and none of it was boring enough for me to switch off. I found the descriptions of the gruesomeness of animal agriculture slightly less viscerally disturbing than in Safran Foer's Eating Animals, but whether you think that's a pro or a con depends on your perspective. The part I found most interesting and compelling was actually the section about zoonotic diseases - well-structured history of them and their relationship to animal agriculture, as well as a thoughtful argument about the moral implications of continuing to eat animals (especially chickens) given the enormous risks. Really helped to structure my own thoughts about this.
That said, it was well-written and none of it was boring enough for me to switch off. I found the descriptions of the gruesomeness of animal agriculture slightly less viscerally disturbing than in Safran Foer's Eating Animals, but whether you think that's a pro or a con depends on your perspective. The part I found most interesting and compelling was actually the section about zoonotic diseases - well-structured history of them and their relationship to animal agriculture, as well as a thoughtful argument about the moral implications of continuing to eat animals (especially chickens) given the enormous risks. Really helped to structure my own thoughts about this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death