Movie: A Cow at My Table

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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

Howard Lyman
Howard Lyman

Himself - Author of Mad Cowboy

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    A Cow at My Table

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    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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    1998-01-01

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