Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals Audiobook

" I just could not get through this book. It was informative, yet a bit dry and boring. "

" This is an interesting book on the contradictory ways we think about animals. Thought-provoking, and a worthwhile read. "

" Really fasinating! He pointed out so many inconsistencies with how we think about pets, animal rights, lab animals, meat, and how we believe we think logically, but we really aren't sensible at all when it comes to animals. "

" This was a strange book for me. When I started reading it, I thought that anthrozoologist Hal Herzog would ask and answer questions about why humans relate to different types of animals in different ways. By the end of the book, I felt that he was arguing from a premise I simply don't share, and raising questions in a way that implied certain answers. In the second half of the book, he spends a good deal of time talking about the difficulty of being morally consistent in how we look at animals. I don't believe that's entirely true. It is only true if you start from the premise that animals have moral rights that humans are bound to recognize, and are only arguing about what the parameters of those rights are. If you believe that humans are humans, and animals are animals, and there is a very bright and easily distinguished line between them, the consistency issue doesn't really come into play. "

" Nothing earth-shattering here, but a good read to continue to think about this stuff. "

" This book was good...it left me feeling even more confused about animals then I was before. But since he made such good arguments on both sides I feel okay with being confused on this one and will make my ethical choices plate by plate and pet by pet. "

" I highly recommend this for anyone concerned with animals and how we treat them. "

" Somewhat repetitive but really makes you think about our relationships with animals. Worth a read if you want more knowledge on the subject. "

" Not my usual read, but enjoyed it and the facts I learned from it. "

" Thoroughly researched and thought provoking. Well written and narrated. "

" A very thought-provoking book that has made me rethink how I consider my relationships with all animals. I am a huge animal lover who, only after reading this book, realised how much I contradict myself. A must read for everyone! "

" Great book. Very thought provoking and it really made me question why I feel a certain way about animals. The cock fighting perspective was intriguing "

" Interesting premise, but unable to finish. An entire chapter on cockfighting was a bit much, though informative. Brings together all the research on humans, animals, and culture. "

" Interesting but not profound. Certainly has some flaws, but by and large, it's an okay book. Wasn't as meaningful as I'd hoped. "

" This wasn't so much a cohesive treatise as a collection of anecdotes and studies, but they are still interesting and help illuminate what hypocrites we humans are when it comes to animals of other species. "

" An enjoyable look at our views on the animals involved in our lives, as pets and as food. A quick read but with enough substance to elicit further thought. "

" This book really made me think. How we treat animals is not a clear cut issue. I'd recommend it "

" So far, so good. Think I may have found my focus area for my Anth degree--human & animal interactions. :) "

" I recommend to all animal lovers, or even those who aren't. Makes you think about the way we think about them. "

" An enjoyable look at our views on the animals involved in our lives, as pets and as food. A quick read but with enough substance to elicit further thought. "

" Great for animal people. Lots to think about and written in a very entertaining way. "

" What is the psychology of humans and their pets? What do we think of animals and why? Interesting book, enjoyed it. "

" This was a very interesting and well written book. If you have a pet, read this book - if you eat meat, read this book. It's fascinating. It covered ideas I have considered before and more that I've never considered. It's thought provoking and made me want to read more on the subjet. "

" Herzog opens a discussion on the ethics of animals. He runs the gamut of peoples' diets, cockfighting, animals used in research, and the keeping of pets. With a catchy title like this, I was a bit afraid of a book that some guy just conjured up out of thin air, but this had a lot of substance. "

" An interesting look at the psychology about why we think about animals the way we do. "