CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 1h 20m

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.

Directed byJennifer Abbott

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 20m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1998
Studios
Flying Eye Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

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

Vandana Shiva

Herself

Carol J. Adams

Carol J. Adams

Herself - Author of The Sexual Politics of Meat

Tom Regan

Himself - Philosopher, Activist

Howard Lyman

Howard Lyman

Himself - Author of Mad Cowboy

Creative team
Directed by
Jennifer Abbott
Produced by
Jennifer Abbott

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