Project Animal Farm

An Accidental Journey into the Secret World of Farming and the Truth About Our Food

By: Sonia Faruqi

Narrated by: Priya Ayyar

Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's Summary

Project Animal Farm provides a riveting and revealing look at what truly happens behind farm doors, as discovered by a fearless young woman.

Sonia Faruqi, a 25-year-old Ivy League graduate and investment banker, had no idea that the night she arrived at the doorstep of an organic dairy farm would mark the beginning of a journey that would ultimately wind all the way around the world. Instead of turning away from the animal cruelty she would come to witness, Sonia made the most courageous decision of her life - a commitment to change our current system of food production.

Driven by impulsive will and a new passion, Sonia left everything she knew and loved behind to search the planet for solutions that would benefit not only farm animals but also human health, the environment, farmers, and consumers. In doing so she would live with farmers, hitchhike with strangers, and repeatedly risk her life.

Heartfelt and brimming with rare insights, Project Animal Farm takes listeners through a top-secret tour of egg warehouses in Canada, dairy feedlots in the United States, farm offices in Mexico, lush Mennonite pastures in Belize, flocks of chickens in Indonesia, and factory farms in Malaysia.

Lively and filled with insight and suspense, Project Animal Farm illuminates a hidden world that plays a part in all of our lives.

©2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc. (P)2015 Pegasus

Eye opening

Definitely changed me. Very eye opening but not surprising. Sad part is that when you talk about what you’ve read to friends and family, they don’t believe it and won’t investigate on their own. They just want to stick their heads in the sand and go about how they always have 😞. Very well written, researched and performed.

A Must Listen

What made the experience of listening to Project Animal Farm the most enjoyable?

Project animal farm tells the story of the deplorable living conditions of the animals that become our food from a unique perspective. It's filled with adventure, humor and insight.

Which character – as performed by Priya Ayyar – was your favorite?

The Harleys were my favorite characters because of their love for the animals and innovative methods of farming.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The inhumane methods of slaughter were particularly moving, as they were absolutely heartbreaking.

Any additional comments?

Project Animal Farm was truly amazing. It's the story of a courageous woman who risks her life to uncover the truth about the conditions of the animals we eat. It's a story that needed to be told.

Wonderful Narration! Good book!

This is a good book about how animals are treated in today's agricultural diversity around the world. I felt that the author diverged from this story line at times with personal relationship rhetoric that make her sound judgemental of people that she met personally apart from their husbandry practices. It made her seem arrogant and turned me off to the story in certain sections of the book. The narration was great and was easy to listen too. Overall I thought the story shed light on many different practices of husbandry across the world and was intersting. I would have probably rated the story higher had it not diverged into the story lines mentioned above.

changed my life

I love this book immensely. The author's use of imagery and analogy created a picture in my mind that made me feel as if I had visited and seen and smelled the things she saw and smelled. the narrator was skilled in using tones and dialects from the characters mentioned, making the listening experience that much more enjoyable. I will never view my food supply the same and intend to make much better choices.

Life changing

I am still thinking about this book. Part adventure, part detective story. I cannot believe the author did the things that she did- I am amazed. And grateful. Everyone should read/ listen to this book. The narrator sounds like she could be the author, which makes it feel even more as if you are there. If after listening to this book you don't agree that more has to be done about the way we treat animals in the meat and poultry industries then you don't have a soul.

A Great Worldwide Farm Tour

I, like many I assume, who have stumbled upon this diamond-in-the-rough am trying to learn more about where my food comes from. The book was an excellent multifaceted look into animal farming/ranching practices from around the world, not just a narrow American snapshot. I also greatly enjoyed not being “preached at” while reading; it’s educational while bringing the classroom to life.

Enlightening!!!

I was moved and educated on something I have always taken for granted. Animals in their truest and natural settings is vital.

great listen

loved the character development and narration. put farming into perspective. riveting and truthful. worth the time

Questionable credibility

An important subject but as a narrative seeking the truth about meat animals and the food industry it is difficult to ignore the vegetarian perspective of the narrator however charming and intelligent she may be.

Read this book

I'm not a vegetarian. Or and animal rights advocate. At least I wasn't before reading this book. This book did open my eyes though to how things have changed since I grew up on a farm.

Although I realize this book is not the final word on the subject, it is compelling and worth the read. It doesn't cover just North American farms, but looks at farms and systems all over the world. The good and the bad and those in between.

The book also hints at how we might influence the industry.

Even better than the content of the book is the reading of the book. The reader's talent with voices is very impressive.