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Interview with Dr. Melanie Joy

By Melanie Joy — 2017

11:23 min

Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism

Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows offers an absorbing look at what social psychologist Melanie Joy calls carnism, the belief system that conditions us to eat certain animals when we would never dream of eating others.

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Melanie Joy
2020
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Ethical Vegetarianism: From Pythagoras to Peter Singer

For vegetarians seeking the historical roots of vegetarianism, for animal rights activists and the environmentally concerned, and for those questioning their consumption of meat, here's a book that provides a deep understanding of vegetarianism as more than just a dietary decision.

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Kerry Walters (editor), Lisa Portmess (editor)
1999
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How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach

In this thought-provoking book, Tobias Leenaert leaves well-trodden animal advocacy paths and takes a fresh look at the strategies, objectives, and communication of the vegan and animal rights movement.

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Tobias Leenaert, Peter Singer (foreword)
2025
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The Plant-Based Athlete: A Game-Changing Approach to Peak Performance

The Plant-Based Athlete by Matt Frazier and Robert Cheeke reveals the incontrovertible proof that the human body does not need meat, eggs, or dairy to be strong.

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Matt Frazier, Robert Cheeke
2025
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Eating Meat Will Be Considered Unthinkable to Many 50 Years from Now

People in the future will be horrified that we once ate meat.

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Dr. Melanie Joy
2019
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Beyond Beliefs: A Guide to Improving Relationships and Communication for Vegans, Vegetarians, and Meat Eaters

Vegans, vegetarians, and meat eaters can feel like they’re living in different worlds.

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Melanie Joy
2018
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The Healthiest Diet on the Planet: Why the Foods You Love—Pizza, Pancakes, Potatoes, Pasta, and More—Are the Solution to Preventing Disease and Looking and Feeling Your Best

The Healthiest Diet on the Planet helps us reclaim our health by enjoying nutritious starches, vegetables, and fruits. McDougall takes on the propaganda machines pushing dangerous, high-fat fad diets and cuts through the smoke and mirrors of the diet industry.

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John McDougall, Mary McDougall
2016
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A Plea for the Animals: The Moral, Philosophical, and Evolutionary Imperative to Treat All Beings with Compassion

A powerful and wide-ranging indictment of the treatment of animals by humans—and an eloquent plea for animal rights. Every cow just wants to be happy. Every chicken just wants to be free. Every bear, dog, or mouse experiences sorrow and feels pain as intensely as any of us humans do.

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Matthieu Ricard
2017
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Going Vegan: Can Switching to a Plant-Based Diet Really Save the Planet?

If politicians are serious about change, they need to incentivise it, say scientists and writers

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Sarah Marsh
2021
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Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition

Nutritional science, long stuck in a reductionist mindset, is at the cusp of a revolution. The traditional “gold standard" of nutrition research has been to study one chemical at a time in an attempt to determine its particular impact on the human body.

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T. Colin Campbell, Howard Jacobson
2025
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Animal Welfare