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A review by jessferg
The Inner World of Farm Animals: Their Amazing Intellectual, Emotional and Social Capacities by Amy Hatkoff
4.0
Beautiful photos and copious quotes accompany the basic text of this book which skims the surface of animal emotions and responses. A good primer, and appropriate for any age, research progress and scientific studies are peppered with anecdotal stories of rescued sanctuary animals.
Sections include: Chickens; Geese, Ducks, and Turkeys; Cows; Pigs; Sheep and Goats.
There is a very good reference section in the back including farm sanctuaries, recommend readings/viewings, and animal rights organizations.
While it is not the intention of the text, I had a difficult time reconciling the idea of farm sanctuaries with the amount of animals we eat every day. In particular, the story of a fundraiser for one goat needing surgery netted $11,000 which seems like a decent sum to put towards rectifying the neglectful and abusive farm system we currently support instead of providing a goat prosthetic. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for rescuing animals - I've got 8-year-old non-laying chickens in my yard and I've done some crazy things for them - but if we are going to raise money on the kind of scale mentioned here, let's put it towards the thousands of animals that require justice, not just one. I don't mean to editorialize - this is simply an observation I've had that this book really forced to the front for me.
Sections include: Chickens; Geese, Ducks, and Turkeys; Cows; Pigs; Sheep and Goats.
There is a very good reference section in the back including farm sanctuaries, recommend readings/viewings, and animal rights organizations.
While it is not the intention of the text, I had a difficult time reconciling the idea of farm sanctuaries with the amount of animals we eat every day. In particular, the story of a fundraiser for one goat needing surgery netted $11,000 which seems like a decent sum to put towards rectifying the neglectful and abusive farm system we currently support instead of providing a goat prosthetic. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for rescuing animals - I've got 8-year-old non-laying chickens in my yard and I've done some crazy things for them - but if we are going to raise money on the kind of scale mentioned here, let's put it towards the thousands of animals that require justice, not just one. I don't mean to editorialize - this is simply an observation I've had that this book really forced to the front for me.