Some We Love Some We Hate Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals

About this book

Everybody who is interested in the ethics of our relationship between humans and animals should read this book. Temple Grandin author of Animals Make Us Human Hal Herzog a maverick scientist and leader in the field of anthrozoology offers a controversial thought-provoking and unprecedented exploration of the psychology behind the inconsistent and often paradoxical ways we think feel and behave towards animals. A cross between Michael Pollans The Omnivores Dilemma and Bill Brysons A Walk in the Woods Some We Love Some We Hate Some We Eat in the words of Irene M. Pepperberg bestselling author of Alex & Me deftly blends anecdote with scientific research to show how almost any moral or ethical position regarding our relationship with animals can lead to absurd consequences.