Peter Singer, a Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, wrote 'Animal Liberation' in 1975 to raise awareness about the cruel conditions faced by animals in food production. His realization about the treatment of farm animals motivated him to advocate for their welfare and question societal norms related to eating meat. The book has inspired many readers to reconsider their dietary choices, leading some to adopt vegetarianism. Singer initially hoped that by sharing this knowledge, he could persuade more people to change their habits for the welfare of animals.
"I wrote 'Animal Liberation' in 1975 because I was convinced that I had stumbled onto something very important that most people were oblivious to..."
"My hope, perhaps in hindsight a naive one, was that telling them about it would lead them to stop doing it."
"There are quite a number of people who've come up to me and said things like, 'I was eating meat when I started reading 'Animal Liberation'...'"
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