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Comprehensive and hard-hitting, Bleating Hearts examines the world's vast exploitation of animals, from the food, fashion, and research industries to the use of other species for sport, war, entertainment, religion, labor and pleasure.

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A staggering investigation into the ethics of animal exploitation around the world, Bleating Hearts pulls no punches as it examines the many ways humans use and abuse our fellow creatures. Hawthorne artfully travels to the darkest corners of animal suffering, bringing to light not only the disturbing truth about people s mistreatment of nonhumans, but what we can do about it. Eloquently written and thoroughly researched, this doesn t just belong on every animal advocate s bookshelf it deserves to be discussed and shared. This is a brilliant, powerfully persuasive book that will inspire you to make a difference. --Ric O Barry, founder of The Dolphin Project

If there is a place in your heart for animals, this is an important book for you to read. But is also more than that. If you want to lift the veil of denial, so that you can make your life an effective statement of compassion, you'll find this book to be nothing less than extraordinary. -- John Robbins, Author, Diet For a New America and The Food Revolution A staggering investigation into the ethics of animal exploitation around the world, Bleating Hearts pulls no punches as it examines the many ways humans use and abuse our fellow creatures. Hawthorne artfully travels to the darkest corners of animal suffering, bringing to light not only the disturbing truth about people's mistreatment of nonhumans, but what we can do about it. Eloquently written and thoroughly researched, this doesn't just belong on every animal advocate's bookshelf-it deserves to be discussed and shared. This is a brilliant, powerfully persuasive book that will inspire you to make a difference. -- Ric O'Barry, founder of The Dolphin Project

Author Information

Mark Hawthorne is the author of Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism (Changemakers Books) and is a frequent contributor to VegNews magazine. He and his wife Lauren live in California.

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