The Modern Savage: Our Unthinking Decision to Eat Animals

Just Food author James McWilliamss exploration of the compassionate carnivore movement and the paradox of humanitys relationship with animals.. In the last four decades food reformers have revealed the ecological and ethical problems of eating animals raised in industrial settings turning what was once the boutique concern of radical eco-freaks into a mainstream movement. Although animal products are often labeled cage free free range and humanely raised can we trust these goods to be safe sound or ethical?. In The Modern Savage renowned writer historian and animal advocate James McWilliams pushes back against the questionable moral standards of a largely omnivorous world and explores the alternative to the alternative―not eating domesticated animals at all. In poignant powerful and persuasive prose McWilliams reveals the scope of the cruelty that takes place even on the smallest and―supposedly―most humane animal farms. In a world increasingly aware of animals intelligence and the range of their emotions McWilliams advocates for the only truly moral sustainable choice―a diet without meat dairy or other animal products.. McWilliamss The Modern Savage is a riveting expose of an industry that has typically hidden behind a veil of morality and a compelling account of how to live a more economical environmental and ethical life.