Glen Merzer
Auteur van Mad Cowboy: Plain Truth from the Cattle Rancher Who Won't Eat Meat
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Off the Reservation door Glen Merzer
A fun read, particularly in this political season. Reading it leads to aspirations of change in our political process. It felt sometimes like you could almost plug Bernie Sanders name in for one of the main characters. It opens the door to possibility. Highly recommended.
Research led me to this read. It is not one for the faint of heart, but if you truly want to know what goes on in the meat industry, this is a good read. You might second getting a burger at fast-food restaurants.
If this is the book you read that inspires you to change your eating habits and lifestyle, then good. Otherwise, I have mixed feelings about it. Sections of it were certainly informative about the cattle industry, especially the widespread effects of large-scale livestock-raising and ranching on the environment. Other parts read as questionable vegan propaganda to me (and I'm vegan). A substantial portion of the nutrition chapter was spent just bashing the Zone diet, so I was pretty bored by the end. An easy read with some worthwhile information, but there's portions I wish I had just skipped over.… (meer)
A former rancher discusses various reasons we should divest from factory farming using his personal story on the family farm. I feel like this is the one animal rights book my father might actually read and enjoy.
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