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A Cow at My Table

A Cow at My Table explores Western attitudes towards farm animals and meat, and the intense battle between animal advocates and the meat industry to influence the consumer's mind. Five years in production took Director Jennifer Abbott across Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand to meet with the leaders of the animal rights movement, animal welfare advocates as well as spokespeople from livestock industries. A Cow at My Table inter-cuts these diverse perspectives with archival films, images from modern-day agribusiness and footage of farm animals shot from uncharacteristic vantage points.

Top Cast

  • Susan Kitchen

    Susan Kitchen

    Herself - Alberta Foundation for Animal Care

  • Susan Schafers

    Susan Schafers

    Herself - Holborn Poultry Farms

  • Joy Ripley

    Joy Ripley

    Herself - Alberta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

  • Ian Duncan

    Ian Duncan

    Himself - Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare

  • Jeannette Armstrong

    Jeannette Armstrong

    Herself - Activist, Writer

  • Karen Davis

    Karen Davis

    Herself - United Poultry Concerns

  • Vandana Shiva

    Vandana Shiva

    Herself

  • Carol J. Adams

    Carol J. Adams

    Herself - Author of The Sexual Politics of Meat

  • Tom Regan

    Tom Regan

    Himself - Philosopher, Activist

Overview

A Cow at My Table explores Western attitudes towards farm animals and meat, and the intense battle between animal advocates and the meat industry to influence the consumer's mind. Five years in production took Director Jennifer Abbott across Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand to meet with the leaders of the animal rights movement, animal welfare advocates as well as spokespeople from livestock industries. A Cow at My Table inter-cuts these diverse perspectives with archival films, images from modern-day agribusiness and footage of farm animals shot from uncharacteristic vantage points.

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