{"product_id":"9781543689235","title":"Mercy for Animals: One Man's Quest to Inspire Compassion and Improve the Lives of Farm Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003eA compelling look at animal welfare and factory farming in the United States from Mercy for Animals, the leading international force in preventing cruelty to farmed animals and promoting compassionate food choices and policies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathan Runkle would have been a fifth-generation farmer in his small Midwestern town. Instead, he founded our nation's leading nonprofit organization for protecting factory farmed animals. In \u003ci\u003eMercy for Animals\u003c\/i\u003e, Nathan brings us into the trenches of his organization's work; from MFA's early days in grassroots activism, to dangerous and dramatic experiences doing undercover investigations, to the organization's current large-scale efforts at making sweeping legislative change to protect factory farmed animals and encourage compassionate food choices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this isn't just Nathan's story. \u003ci\u003eMercy for Animals\u003c\/i\u003e examines how our country moved from a network of small, local farms with more than 50 percent of Americans involved in agriculture to a massive coast-to-coast industrial complex controlled by a mere one percent of our population - and the consequences of this drastic change on animals as well as our global and local environments. We also learn how MFA strives to protect farmed animals in behind-the-scenes negotiations with companies like Nestlé and other brand names - conglomerates whose policy changes can save countless lives and strengthen our planet. Alongside this unflinching snapshot of our current food system, listeners are also offered hope and solutions - big and small - for ending mistreatment of factory farmed animals. From simple diet modifications to a clear explanation of how to contact corporations and legislators efficiently, \u003ci\u003eMercy for Animals\u003c\/i\u003e proves that you don't have to be a hardcore vegan or an animal-rights activist to make a powerful difference in the lives of animals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016692056304,"sku":"9781543689235","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781543689235_p0.jpg?v=1763749791","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781543689235","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}