A compelling look at animal welfare and factory farming in the United
States from Mercy for Animals, the leading international force in
preventing cruelty to farmed animals and promoting compassionate food
choices and policies.
Nathan Runkle would have been a fifth-generation farmer in his small
Midwestern town. Instead, he founded our nation's leading nonprofit
organization for protecting factory farmed animals. In Mercy for
Animals, Nathan brings us into the trenches of his organization's work;
from MFA's early days in grassroots activism, to dangerous and dramatic
experiences doing undercover investigations, to the organization's
current large-scale efforts at making sweeping legislative change to
protect factory farmed animals and encourage compassionate food choices.
But this isn't just Nathan's story. Mercy for Animals examines how our
country moved from a network of small, local farms with more than 50
percent of Americans involved in agriculture to a massive coast-to-coast
industrial complex controlled by a mere one percent of our population -
and the consequences of this drastic change on animals as well as our
global and local environments. We also learn how MFA strives to protect
farmed animals in behind-the-scenes negotiations with companies like
Nestlé and other brand names - conglomerates whose policy changes can
save countless lives and strengthen our planet. Alongside this
unflinching snapshot of our current food system, listeners are also
offered hope and solutions - big and small - for ending mistreatment of
factory farmed animals. From simple diet modifications to a clear
explanation of how to contact corporations and legislators efficiently,
Mercy for Animals proves that you don't have to be a hardcore vegan or
an animal-rights activist to make a powerful difference in the lives of
animals.
