A Wake-Up Call:Eating Animals

"And nothing inspires as much shame as being a parent. Children confront us with our paradoxes and hypocrisies, and we are exposed. You need to find an answer for every why — Why do we do this? Why don’t we do that? — and often there isn’t a good one. So you say, simply, because. Or you tell a story that you know isn’t true. And whether or not your face reddens, you blush. The shame of parenthood — which is a good shame — is that we want our children to be more whole than we are, to have satisfactory answers."

"Whether we're talking about fish species, pigs, or some other eaten animal, is such suffering the most important thing in the world? Obviously not. But that's not the question. Is it more important that sushi, bacon, or chicken nuggets? That's the question."

"Almost always when I told someone I was writing a book about "eating animals", they assumed, even without knowing anything about my views, that it was a case for vegetarianism. It's a telling assumption, one that implies not only that a thorough inquiry into animal agriculture would lead one away from eating meat, but that most people already know that to be the case. [13]"


"Eating Animals" is the tale of Jonthan Safran Foer as he travels across the United States in search of answers in the world of food. Some would automatically label the book a plea for vegetarianism without reading it but the novel transcends this notion. The book amounts to the story of Foer's travels wrapped around the encounters he has with food, ranging from PETA, a factory farm, an indpendent animal activist, and humane ranch. One of the most captivating components of the novel was the title pages of the chapters. Here are a few examples:
"Eating Animals" is the tale of Jonthan Safran Foer as he travels across the United States in search of answers in the world of food. Some would automatically label the book a plea for vegetarianism without reading it but the novel transcends this notion. The book amounts to the story of Foer's travels wrapped around the encounters he has with food, ranging from PETA, a factory farm, an indpendent animal activist, and humane ranch. One of the most captivating components of the novel was the title pages of the chapters. Here are a few examples: