A Cow at My Table

Plot Summary

A Cow at My Table explores Western attitudes towards farm animals and meat, and the intense battle between animal advocates and the meat industry to influence the consumer's mind. Five years in production took Director Jennifer Abbott across Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand to meet with the leaders of the animal rights movement, animal welfare advocates as well as spokespeople from livestock industries. A Cow at My Table inter-cuts these diverse perspectives with archival films, images from modern-day agribusiness and footage of farm animals shot from uncharacteristic vantage points.

Top Cast

Susan Kitchen Herself - Alberta Foundation for Animal Care

Susan Schafers Herself - Holborn Poultry Farms

Joy Ripley Herself - Alberta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Ian Duncan Himself - Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare

Jeannette Armstrong Herself - Activist, Writer