Personalities on the plate : the lives and minds of animals we eat

240 Pages·2017·1.18 MB·English

by  King, Barbara J.

Personalities
on the Plate
Personalities
on the Plate
The Lives and Minds of Animals We Eat
B A R B A R A J . K I N G
The University of Chicago Press • Chicago and London
The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637
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© 2017 by Barbara J. King
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ISBN-1 3: 978-0 -2 26-1 9518-6 (cloth)
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DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226195216.001.0001
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: King, Barbara J., 1956– author.
Title: Personalities on the plate : the lives and minds of animals we eat / Barbara J. King.
Description: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2017. | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifers: LCCN 2016034780| ISBN 9780226195186 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN
9780226195216 (e-book)
Subjects: LCSH: Food animals—Social aspects. | Animal behavior.
Classifcation: LCC SF41 .K553 2017 | DDC 636.088/3—dc23 LC record available at
htps://lccn.loc.gov/2016034780
♾ This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1 992 (Permanence of Paper).
For Charlie and Sarah
Always
“The meat defant, the meat insurgent, the meat fghting, Sofa
thought. The meat in full cry. . . .
Siting by his head, she ran her hand along the fne sof fur of his
cheek, over and over, while his body cooled and she paid the awful debt
of love.”
Maria Doria Russell, Children of God (sequel to The Sparrow)
Contents
Introduction 1
1. Insects and Arachnids 8
2. Octopus 33
3. Fish 57
4. Chickens 81
5. Goats 103
6. Cows 121
7. Pigs 143
8. Chimpanzees 166
Aferword 189
Acknowledgments 199
References 201
Index 219