We need a better way to talk about eating animals. We need a way that brings meat to the center of public discussion in the same way it is often at the center of our plates.Jonathan Safran Foer
When we eat factory-farmed meat we live, literally, on tortured flesh. Increasingly, that tortured flesh is becoming our own.Jonathan Safran Foer
Just how destructive does a culinary preference have to be before we decide to eat something else?Jonathan Safran Foer
Not responding is a response - we are equally responsible for what we don't do.Jonathan Safran Foer
We are not merely animals but the animal that must recognize itself as an animal, which is to say, the animal that is burdened by the mystery of why it bothers to go on being an animal.Jonathan Safran Foer
If we are not given the option to live without violence, we are given the choice to center our meals around harvest or slaughter, husbandry or war.Jonathan Safran Foer
I have never felt the need for religion or its dietary restrictions, but I have experienced real benefits from reflecting on the processes that bring food to my table.Jonathan Safran Foer
Vegetarianism is a highly personal decision, rooted in individual autonomy. As long as humanity has such a visceral reaction to the idea of eating dogs, there will be people who feel totally comfortable eating pigs.Jonathan Safran Foer
Eating Animals stands as a pop-cultural landmark, destined to be the starting point for a lot of overdue conversations.Anonymous