In Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food, Baur provides a thought-provoking investigation of the ethical questions involved in the production of beef, poultry, pork, milk, and eggs—and what each of us can do to stop the mistreatment of farm animals and promote compassion.

He details the triumphs and, disappointments of more than twenty years on the front lines of the animal protection movement. And he introduces us to some of the unique creatures who live at Farm Sanctuary–all of whom escaped horrible circumstances to live happier, more peaceful lives.

Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food shows how all of us have an opportunity and a responsibility to consume a kinder plate, making a better life for ourselves and animals as well. You will certainly never think of a hamburger or chicken breast the same way after reading this book.

Gene Baur is the president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, which advocates the fair treatment of farm animals, a return to the roots of agriculture, and the end of animals’ suffering for our consumption.

Since 1986 his organization has not only helped to enact groundbreaking laws and policies to help prevent sick and diseased animals from ending up on our menus but has also rescued sick, abandoned, and abused animals from farms, stockyards, and slaughterhouses across the country.

Baur and his colleagues provide, on farms in New York and California, a safe home and a healthful life for animals who are in desperate need of rescue.