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Mercy for animals, one man's quest to inspire compassion, and improve the lives of farm animals, Nathan Runkle with Gene Stone

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Mercy for animals

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Nathan Runkle with Gene Stone

one man's quest to inspire compassion, and improve the lives of farm animals

Nathan Runkle would have been a fifth-generation farmer in his small midwestern town. Instead, he founded our nations leading nonprofit organization for protecting factory farmed animals. In Mercy For Animals, Nathan brings us into the trenches of his organizations work; from MFAs early days in grassroots activism, to dangerous and dramatic experiences doing undercover investigations, to the organizations current large-scale efforts at making sweeping legislative change to protect factory farmed animals and encourage compassionate food choices. But this isnt just Nathans story. Mercy For Animals 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 1 percent of our populationand 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 Nestľ and other brand namesconglomerates whose policy changes can save countless lives and strengthen our planet. Alongside this unflinching snapshot of our current food system, readers are also offered hope and solutionsbig and smallfor ending mistreatment of factory farmed animals. From simple diet modifications to a clear explanation of how to contact corporations and legislators efficiently, Mercy For Animals proves that you dont have to be a hardcore vegan or an animal-rights activist to make a powerful difference in the lives of animals