Food, Justice, and Animals

Josh Milburn is a British philosopher and a Lecturer in Political Philosophy at Loughborough University. He has previously worked at the University of Sheffield, the University of York, and Queen's University (in Canada), before which he studied at Queen's University Belfast and Lancaster University. He is the author of Just Fodder: The Ethics of Feeding Animals (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022), and the regular host of the animal studies podcast Knowing Animals.

The exploitation of sentient animals is pervasive within most contemporary livestock production systems. In Food, Justice, and Animals, however, philosopher Josh Milburn intriguingly proposes that many animal products might be used for food or other purposes, whilst still respecting animals' rights. For those who aspire toward lifestyles free of animal exploitation, this is nothing less than paradigm-shifting. This highly readable and engaging book deserves widespread consideration by all who are concerned about the ethics, and consequences of, our modern livestock production systems. And given the severity of the environmental and animal welfare problems they create, this should be all of us.

• Introduction 1: The trouble with veganism 2: Bugs and bivalves 3: Plant-based meat 4: A defence of cellular agriculture 5: A positive case for cultivated meat 6: Eggs 7: Creating and sustaining just food systems Conclusion: Having our cow, and eating her too Bibliography