PEORIA -- Anti factory farm activist Karen Hudson will appear with the author of a new book on the subject, at 7 p.m. Friday, May 28, at Borders Bookstore. From the news release:
David Kirby, author of the new book "ANIMAL FACTORY - The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy and Poultry Farms to Humans and the Environment" (St. Martin's Press) will be in Western Illinois on May 27 and 28 to speak about the social, environmental and health effects of animal factory farming, and what can be done on both the personal and policy levels to encourage more pasture-based, independent animal agriculture in the United States.
"Extraordinary... Relatable, irrefutable, and unforgettable."
BOOKLIST - JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
"CompellingŠIt moves along with the urgency of a pot-boiler."
David Kirby, author of the new book "ANIMAL FACTORY - The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy and Poultry Farms to Humans and the Environment" (St. Martin's Press) will be in Western Illinois on May 27 and 28 to speak about the social, environmental and health effects of animal factory farming, and what can be done on both the personal and policy levels to encourage more pasture-based, independent animal agriculture in the United States.
One of the lead
characters in the book is Karen Hudson, of Elmwood, IL, a leading
activist against mega-dairy and hog pollution in the state.
On the
27th at 6:30PM, he will speak at the Galena Convention Center at
an event sponsored by Helping Others Maintain Environmental Standards
(HOMES) group of Jo Daviess County. 900 Galena Square Drive, Galena, IL
61036-1361
On the 28th at 7:00PM, he will appear with Karen Hudson at Borders Bookstore in Peoria. 1520 West Northmoor Road.
ANIMAL FACTORY
describes the rapid rise in Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
(CAFOs) and their associated pollution, threat to wildlife, harm to
humans and rural communities, treatment of livestock, and
corporatization of the national food chain. The book follows real
Americans as they struggle to defend their communities.
National Public Radio
(NPR) compared the work to Upton Sinclair, saying that, "ANIMAL FACTORY
is nonfiction, but reads like a thriller. There's no political pleading
or ideological agitprop in this book; it's remarkably fair-minded, both
sober and sobering... it has the potential to change the collective
American mind about contemporary food issues."
ACCLAIM FOR ANIMAL FACTORY
"HeartbreakingŠ the narrative urgency of Sinclair. It reads like a thriller (and) deserves a wide audience."
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
"Extraordinary... Relatable, irrefutable, and unforgettable."
BOOKLIST - JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
"CompellingŠIt moves along with the urgency of a pot-boiler."
THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
"A powerful, important book."
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Deeply disturbingŠ The writing is brilliant."
SAN FRANCISCO BOOK REVIEW
SAN FRANCISCO BOOK REVIEW
"Immensely readable, and should be required reading."
LIBRARY JOURNAL
LIBRARY JOURNAL
"A meticulously researched expose."
MONTREAL GAZETTE
"Chilling."
INDIE NEXT - AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSN
MONTREAL GAZETTE
"Chilling."
INDIE NEXT - AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSN
"A really wonderful book, an easy read"
MARK STEINER, WEAA-FM, NPR Affiliate, Baltimore
MARK STEINER, WEAA-FM, NPR Affiliate, Baltimore
"An amazingly detailed historyŠ an impressive feat of all-consuming, shoe-leather journalism. It packs a punch."
THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY, DURHAM
THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY, DURHAM
"A valuable addition to exposing the ills of mass-produced meat and dairy."
EUGENE WEEKLY
EUGENE WEEKLY
"A beautifully written accountŠ unique and captivating. It has all the makings of a number one best seller."
ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR
ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR
"A story that is seldom told, and rarely with such force and eloquence."
ALICE WATERS:
ALICE WATERS:
"If you want to know about the worst practices of our food system, David Kirby is your man."
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