Perché amiamo i cani, mangiamo i maiali e indossiamo le mucche

Synopsis of Perché amiamo i cani, mangiamo i maiali e indossiamo le mucche

«Perché amiamo i cani, mangiamo i maiali e indossiamo le mucche» is Melanie Joy's essay, published by Sonda in paperback (198 pages, in Italian).

Melanie Joy analyzes carnism, the belief system underpinning our food choices: she explains why we feel attached to some animals while normalizing consuming or using others. She dismantles its psychological and cultural mechanisms and their effects on meat industry workers, consumers and the environment.

Italian edition translated by Paola Sobbrio and Alma Massaro. The original English title is Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows (2009).

For readers interested in social psychology, conscious eating, veganism and animal rights.