Books
5% of book value goes to support animal causes
Heartwarming and humorous true story of two men who adopt a “mini pig” that grows into a 600-pound diva named Esther. Their love for her changes their lives, turning them into animal advocates and founders of Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary. The book is both a memoir and a gentle argument for compassion.
Foer, about to become a father, embarks on a personal investigation into where meat comes from and what it means to eat animals in an industrial world. He visits factory farms, interviews farmers, explores environmental, health, and ethical implications, and examines what stories we tell about food. He confronts the inconsistency between how we regard companion animals vs. farmed animals.
Melanie Joy introduces the concept of carnism — the invisible belief system that conditions people to eat certain animals while loving others. The book explores psychological defense mechanisms (like denial, justification, perceptual distortion) that allow people to reconcile their values with meat consumption. It argues that eating animals is not just a default or biological necessity, but a socially conditioned choice.