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Rosamund Young

Auteur van The Secret Life of Cows

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We often either assume animals are stupid or we choose to anthropomorphise their behaviour. Here Young takes the reader through anecdotes about her organic farm which show that our farm animals have complex hierarchies and relationships plus the ability to empathise and communicate with humans. It's a lovely short read which is as much a love story about farming as it is a memoir and an animal psychiatry primer.
 
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pluckedhighbrow | Nov 28, 2023 |
 
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Dennis1957 | 9 andere besprekingen | Oct 27, 2023 |
Any book on animals I will pretty much read. Was glad to see someone wrote about cows, such misunderstood and abused creatures. Enjoyed reading about the unique characteristics of each individual. All animals have distinct personalities, but rarely ever seen by us human beings. However, I would have enjoyed more and believe there was a missed opportunity. I hope one day she shares more stories along with more enhanced day to day life with them.
 
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mcryder0 | 9 andere besprekingen | Jul 26, 2023 |
Neither surprising, nor very enjoyable to read. I was particularly annoyed by the format (like reading through someone's notes to themselves), the "dialogue" she writes for the cows (it just made the stories read really bizarrely), and the fairly fact-free speculation on science and agricultural policy. I would never deny that animal welfare is very important, and industrial farming a travesty, but finding a better way doesn't mean rejecting science overall. Her ideas about homeopathy and vaccines were not reality-based. This book was part personal observations, and part rousing essay, but didn't do either very well.

I may be biased by the fact that I've already read similar books about invertebrates, meaning that I wasn't remotely surprised by any of the intelligence or personality displayed by the farm animals. The Soul of an Octopus made me very attached to the charismatic molluscs, and Dave Goulson's books make insects come to life. I would recommend them over this.

I added back a star because it did make me laugh a couple of times.
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268
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½ 3.6
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11
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32
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