Examines the historical, gender, race and class implications of meat culture, making links between the practice of eating animals and the maintenance of male dominance. This updated edition includes a preface by Carol Adams and discusses new developments in feminist thought and animal rights.

An examination of the historical, gender, race and class implications of meat culture, making the links between the practice of butchering/eating animals and the maintenance of male dominance. This tenth anniversary edition includes a new preface by Carol Adams that answers the question she is most often asked: why did you write this book? Adams also discusses new developments in feminist thought and animal rights, and updates the statistics and information provided.