A Cow at My Table (1998)
January 1, 1998Release Date
A Cow at My Table (1998)
January 1, 1998Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Susan Kitchen
Self (Alberta Foundation for Animal Care)
Susan Schafers
Self (Holborn Poultry Farms)
Gene Bauston
Himself - Farm Sanctuary
Joy Ripley
Self (Alberta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
Jennifer Abbott
Director
Suzie Ungerleider
Composer
Vandana Shiva
Herself
Ian Duncan
Self (Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare)
Carol J. Adams
Herself - Author of The Sexual Politics of Meat
Gene Baur
Self (Farm Sanctuary)
Tom Regan
Himself - Philosopher, Activist
Jeannette Armstrong
Self (activist, writer)
Howard Lyman
Himself - Author of Mad Cowboy
Karen Davis
Self (United Poultry Concerns)
Peter Singer
Himself - Philosopher, Activist
Warren Arcan
Co-Producer
Details.
Wiki.
A Cow at My Table is a 1998 documentary film examining Western attitudes towards farm animals and meat.
It covers the conflict between animal rights advocates and the meat industry, and their respective attempts to influence consumers. It was directed, shot, and edited by Jennifer Abbott, who spent five years travelling across Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand to interview representatives on all sides. The film intercuts these interviews with images of farm animals and industrial farming operations. It explores what is sometimes popularly called factory farming.The filming of A Cow at My Table drew early criticism from the Canadian meat industry, with both the Ontario Chicken Marketing Board and the Dairy Farmers of Ontario publishing articles warning of Abbott's actions.Music for the film was performed by Oh Susanna.