A Cow at My Table (1998)
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.
- Date of release
- 1998-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Jennifer Abbott
Casting
- Susan Kitchen — Herself - Alberta Foundation for Animal Care
- Susan Schafers — Herself - Holborn Poultry Farms
- Joy Ripley — Herself - Alberta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Ian Duncan — Himself - Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare
- Jeannette Armstrong — Herself - Activist, Writer
- Karen Davis — Herself - United Poultry Concerns
- Vandana Shiva — Herself
- Carol J. Adams — Herself - Author of The Sexual Politics of Meat
- Tom Regan — Himself - Philosopher, Activist
- Howard Lyman — Himself - Author of Mad Cowboy
- Peter Singer — Himself - Philosopher, Activist
Interesting facts
A Cow at My Table is a 1998 documentary film examining Western attitudes towards farm animals and meat.
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