A Cow at My Table

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Susan Kitchen

Susan KitchenHerself - Alberta Foundation for Animal Care

Susan Schafers

Susan SchafersHerself - Holborn Poultry Farms

Joy Ripley

Joy RipleyHerself - Alberta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Ian Duncan

Ian DuncanHimself - Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare

Jeannette Armstrong

Jeannette ArmstrongHerself - Activist, Writer

Karen Davis

Karen DavisHerself - United Poultry Concerns

Vandana ShivaHerself

Carol J. AdamsHerself - Author of The Sexual Politics of Meat

Tom Regan

Tom ReganHimself - Philosopher, Activist

Howard LymanHimself - Author of Mad Cowboy

Peter SingerHimself - Philosopher, Activist