Book Review

Cover Picture of the Book, Old MacDonald's Factory Farm'

This book, Old Macdonalds Factory Farm by C. David Coats, exposes the myth of the traditional farm, as most farming is done on large scale factory farms. Chickens, pigs, cows, turkeys, ducks, and sheep, amongst others, are crammed into overcrowded indoor spaces, some in cages so small that even turning around is impossible. These animals rarely, if ever, even go outdoors or are ever treated with compassion and empathy. They are seen as units of production rather than the living creatures they are, that think, have emotions, desires, and experience pain and pleasure. Due to the ever-growing human population, the demand for meat is ever increasing. Factory farming has been replacing the traditional farm and the way the animals are treated is horrific. Their suffering and  death becomes ours as well. The detrimental effect on the health of humans and the environment is very serious and is also revealed in this book.

(Preface to 'Old MacDonalds Factory Farm' by: C. David Coats

Isn't man an amazing animal? He kills wildlife - birds, kangaroos, deer, all kinds of cats, coyotes, beavers, groundhogs, mice, foxes, and dingoes - by the millions in order to protect his domestic animals and their feed. Then he kills domestic animals by the billions and eats them. This in turn kills man by the millions, because eating all those animals leads to degenerative - and fatal - health conditions like heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer. So then man tortures and kills millions more animals to look for cures for these diseases. Elsewhere, millions of other human beings are being killed by hunger and malnutrition because food they could eat is being used to fatten domestic animals. Meanwhile, some people are dying of sad laughter at the absurdity of man, who kills so easily and so violently, and once a year sends out a card praying for 'Peace on Earth.'