Reply #14: I highly recommend the book "Mad Cowboy" by Howard Lyman. [View All]

He gives a history of what animal husbandry used to be like - when his grandfather & father were in the business - & what it's like now & why he decided to get out of it. The transformation of the industry is shocking. The only ethical discussion he engages in is in regards to how we treat the animals - confining them in horrid conditions, feeding them product that is contrary to their nature, pumping them full of antibiotics, that type of thing. He shows out how our treatment of them is detrimental to ourselves, as well.

There is a chapter titled "Bovine Planet" where he discusses the horrible impact that grazing has on our environment. His final sentence in that chapter is a chilling portent. The last sentence in this article is chilling too. Thanks for posting.