Censored Landscapes: The Hidden Reality of Farming Animals [Hardcover]

Censored Landscapesis a compelling long-term photographic project that unveils the hidden reality of animal agriculture. Photographs, essays, poetry, and research together tell a factual story about the most abusive industry of the 21st century.
 
Isabella La Rocca González’s lens captures the haunting beauty of landscapes that portray the animal agricultural industry. A number displayed with each image represents the lives imprisoned within the facility, drawing attention to the magnitude of suffering behind the banal exteriors. Portraits of nonhuman animals who have been confined in such facilities are emblematic of the vast number of animals whose individuality, sentience, and beauty are obliterated by the industry.
 
Censored Landscapesmaintains a lyrical quality through evocative photographs, poetry, and personal narrative. The project also provides a robust basis in verifiable facts and scientific research. Readers are encouraged to confront the intricate web of connections between animal agriculture, animal suffering, environmental devastation, worker exploitation, human health, economic political structures, and social justice. This book is a call to action, a revelation of the invisible, and an opportunity to see, feel, and make a difference.“This is perhaps the most powerful indictment against animal agriculture I’ve ever encountered. It gave me an eerie feeling of deafening silence, while inviting a sliver of hope.”
—Dr. Jonathan Balcombe, author ofSuper Fly, What a Fish Knows, Second Nature,andPleasurable Kingdom
 
“Censored Landscapesis an eye-opening testament to the profound impact of art in unveiling the hidden truths of our world. Among the most egregious and disturbing unseen truths concerns the abusive mistreatment of so-called food animals who, despite being highly sentient, feeling beings, are treated as if they ló&