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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Dog Boy
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Text Publishing , 2016 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, Yann Martel , essay

'We are a lonely species, dwelling on an isolated ridge; aspiring to be with gods, resigned to living with animals.

'We live with animals in many ways, in a blend of fact and fiction. A number of them, livestock, the chickens and cows of the world, we exploit mercilessly in their millions, milking them, killing them, stealing their eggs. This happens furtively, in industrial slaughterhouses and dairies that don’t advertise themselves, to animals that we keep in scrupulous anonymity.' (Publication summary) 
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