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Gene baur, the cofounder and president of farm sanct. See all books authored by gene baur, including farm sanctuary. The first edition of the novel was published in march 4th 2008, and was written by gene baur. A noted writer in the washington post recently described the cause of compassion for farm animals as the moral calling of our time. If youve ever been curious about what ends up on your plate or how it gets there, this book will be an informative journey. How to eat healthier, live longer, and feel better every day by bringing home the happiest place on earth, and more on. Changing hearts and minds about animals and food, at veggie bite restaurant on sunday, april 4. Many people picture cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens as friendly creatures who live happily within the confines of a peaceful family farm, arriving as food for humans only at. Gene baur, the cofounder and president of farm sanctuary, the nations leading farm animal protection organization. In farm sanctuary baur takes readers through the past 20 years of his life and that of his sanctuary, which now has two locations watkins glen, ny, and orland, ca. Baur is the president and cofounder of farm sanctuary, the organization that operates three shelters in. One mans quest to inspire compassion and improve the lives of farm animals by stone, gene, runkle, nathan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Farm sanctuary, a haven for rescued farmed animals, began 20 years ago when gene baur rescued a goat which he named hilda from a pile of dead goats in a stockyard.
In farm sanctuary gene baur highlights the appalling conditions billions of animals. Since 1986 his organization has not only helped to enact groundbreaking laws and. In this definitive vegan and animalfriendly lifestyle guide, farm sanctuary president gene baur and gene stone, author of forks over knives, explore the deeply transformative experience of living daytoday in harmony with your basic values. Animal rights activist gene baur talks about his recent book, farm sanctuary. The book was a wonderful read and full of information in regards to the welfare of animals that are viewed as commodities in food industry and how much the farming industry has changed over the last 50 years, i loved how the book also featured profiles of animals that were rescued by gene author and the farm sanctuary team. Gene, who began his activist career selling veggie hotdogs out of a vw van at grateful dead concerts to fund farm animal rescues, is currently farm sanctuarys president. The parts i was most interested in, however, were the three chapters outlining the common practices of industrial farming with a focus on the three most extreme forms of confinement gestation crates for sows, battery cages for hens and veal crates for calves.
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