Garcés' second book examines our failing food policies and calls for a humane and sustainable farming system ATLANTA , Aug. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leah Garcés, CEO and president of Mercy For Animals, will release her second book, " Transfarmation : The Movement to Free Us from Factory Farming ," on September 17 . To be published by Beacon Press, "Transfarmation" is an insightful and pointed exploration of the injustices perpetrated by factory farming — from animal cruelty and environmental degradation to the exploitation of farmers and marginalized rural communities.
Garcés has been a leader in the animal protection movement for more than 20 years. In this new book, her perspective is not simply academic and speculative; Garcés outlines real-world applications of the initiative she founded and Mercy For Animals launched in 2019, The Transfarmation Project ® . A farmer-led movement for a better food system, Transfarmation TM funds and guides U.
S. farmers — motivated by economic, environmental or animal welfare concerns — in switching from raising animals to growing specialty crops. In addition to the unimaginable cruelty inflicted on the animals who suffer in factory farms, several other compelling reasons create an urgent need to move away from the antiquated and destructive factory-farming system: Industrial animal agriculture is a significant source of U.
S. greenhouse gas emissions, particularly due to "enteric fermentation" (part of the digestive process o.