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Coauthor · 1980
Animal Factories
Jim Mason and Peter Singer investigate industrial animal farming and its consequences for animals, people and the environment.
By Peter Singer with James Mason.
- Publisher
- Harmony Books
- First published
- 1980
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Revised second edition, 1990
- ISBN
- 9780517577516
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subject
- Animal ethics
About the book
Animal Factories examines the organisation and effects of intensive livestock production. Mason and Singer connect the treatment of animals with the economic and technological pressures shaping farming practices.
Their inquiry also considers consequences for consumers, small farmers and the environment. The book combines criticism of existing production systems with discussion of alternatives, documenting concerns about industrial agriculture over successive editions.
Key ideas
- The conditions of intensive animal farming
- Economic incentives and technological change
- Consequences for animals, people and the environment
Reviews & responses
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Michael A. Fox, Ethics & Animals — Animal Factories
About this edition
The publication details above refer to the 1990 edition identified by ISBN 9780517577516. The work was first published in 1980. Other editions may have different page counts, formats and ISBNs.
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