Project animal farm : an accidental journey into the secret world of farming and the truth about our food

Overview: Born out of a global expedition fearlessly undertaken by a young woman, Project Animal Farm offers a riveting and revealing look at what truly happens behind farm doors. Born out of a global expedition fearlessly undertaken by a young woman, Project Animal Farm offers a riveting and revealing look at what truly happens behind farm doors. Sonia Faruqi, an Ivy League graduate and investment banker, had no idea that the night she arrived at the doorstep of a dairy farm would mark the beginning of a journey that would ultimately wind all the way around the world. Instead of turning away from the animal cruelty she came to witness, Sonia made the most courageous decision of her life: a commitment to change things. Driven by impulsive will and searing passion, Sonia left behind everything she knew and loved to search the planet for solutions to benefit animals, health, and the environment. Over the course of living with farmers, hitchhiking with strangers, and risking her life, she developed surprising insights and solutionsboth about the food industry and herself. Lively and heartfelt, Sonia takes readers on an unforgettable adventure from top-secret egg warehouses in Canada to dairy feedlots in the United States, from farm offices in Mexico to lush pastures in Belize, from flocks of village chickens in Indonesia to factory farms in Malaysia. Sonia Faruqi had an Ivy League degree and a job on Wall Street. But when the banking industry collapsed, she found herself on a small organic dairy farm that would change her life for the better, although it didn't seem that way in the beginning.First, she had to come to grips with cows shocked into place, cannibal chickens, and "free range" turkeys that went nowhere. But there were bright lights as well: happy, frolicking calves on a veal farm, and farmers who cared as much about the animals as their pocketbooks. What started as a two-week volunteer vacation turned into a journey that reached into the darkest recesses of the animal agriculture industry.Surrounded by a colorful cast of characters, Faruqi's quest to discover the truth about modern agribusiness took her around the world. Lively, edgy, and balanced, Project Animal Farm sheds light on the international agribusiness, with the ultimate goal of improving the lives of farm animals here at home. Using her finance background to forecast the future of agriculture, Faruqi discusses the changes we need to make—using our forks and our votes. Traces The Author's Covert And Sometimes Life-risking Tour Of Animal Farms Throughout The World To Expose Animal Cruelty And Identify Ways To Farm Compassionately While Promoting Human Health, Economics, And Environmental Consciousness. Prologue The Start Of A Journey -- Organic Dairy Cows -- Egg Agony -- Porkmaking By Machinery -- Trilling Turkeys -- Crank Chicken -- Animal Heaven -- Red, White, And Bob Veal -- Slaughter Horror-- The Wondrous Islands Of Indonesia -- Fast Food Nation Malaysia -- Lion City Singapore -- The Monsters Of Mexico -- Barefoot In Beautiful Belize -- Ag-gag America -- American Mountain Meadow -- Conclusion The Future Is Aleady Here -- Epilogue The End Of Exploring -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Sources. Sonia Faruqi. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 357-390). Prologue: The Start Of A Journey Organic Dairy Cows Egg Agony Porkmaking By Machinery Trilling Turkeys Crank Chicken Animal Heaven Red, White, And Bob Veal Slaughter Horror The Wondrous Islands Of Indonesia Fast Food Nation Malaysia Lion City Singapore The Monsters Of Mexico Barefoot In Beautiful Belize Ag-Gag America American Mountain Meadow Conclusion: The Future Is Already Here Epilogue: The End Of Exploring Notes Acknowledgments Sources.