Leslie Barcus Archive

Jan 04, 2025

Posted at 10:01h In Book Review, Environment, Sustainability & Climate, Public Awareness/Attitudes, Well-being - By and

The anthology. resulting from a conference organized by Compassion in World Farming, Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets (2025, Routledge Press) and edited by Joyce D’Silva and Carol McKenna, includes thirty-four chapters addressing how society could produce, distribute and consume food for the well-being of humans,...

Sep 30, 2024

Posted at 12:06h In Animal Well-being, Book Review, Companion Animals, Tales of WellBeing - By and

Book review of Cowpuppy by Gregory Berns, published by Harper Collins, 2024 As in the immortal film classic about the rescue of Elsa the baby lion, where the opening scenes cover the struggle to persuade the motherless cub Elsa to drink milk to survive, Gregory Berns also...

May 20, 2024

Posted at 10:09h In Book Review, Environment Well-being, Public Awareness/Attitudes, Tales of WellBeing - By and

The Light Eaters by Zoe Schlanger & Planta Sapiens by Paco Calvo with Natalie LawrenceRecently, two important books were published -- a year apart – and centered on the same topic: reviewing the accumulating scientific evidence that plants can and should be perceived as sentient...

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