Cow

Description

From the milk we drink in the morning to the leather shoes we slip on for the day, to the steak we savour at dinner, our daily lives are thoroughly bound up with the cow. Yet there is a far more complex story behind this seemingly benign creature, which Hannah Velten explores here, plumbing the rich trove of myth, fact and legend surrounding the cow, bull and ox. Thought-provoking and informative, Cow restores this oft-overlooked herbivore to the nobility it richly deserves.

Hannah Velten is a freelance journalist who has worked as a livestock reporter for Farmers Weekly and has years of experience working with cows and oxen, including on Australian cattle stations and dairy farms in the UK.

... the book's design and illustrations are beautiful ... Velten has a passion for her subject and it comes across. Her account is sweeping but precisely detailed, and subtly persuasive. You come to believe her theme isn't odd at all: this kind of study and awareness should be mainstream. Look hard at cows and you learn about humans. Fascinating and delightful. Financial Times Magazine ... a great book ... a fascinating mix of history, myth and record prices paid for top breeding animals. Eastern Daily Press ... an enjoyable read ... Cow deserves a place on the bookshelf of everyone concerned for the welfare of animals. Outrage