Offers the most powerful case yet for ending our exploitation of animals for food Millions of Americans see themselves as 'conflicted omnivores,' worrying about the ethical and environmental implications of their choice to eat animals. Yet their attempts to justify their choices only obscure the truth of the matter: in John Sanbonmatsu's view, killing and eating animals is unethical, regardless of whether they are 'free range' or factory farmed. Shattering the conventional wisdom around the meat economy, he reframes the question of animal agriculture from one of 'sustainability' to one of existential and moral purpose, presenting a powerful case for the total abolition of the animal economy. In a rejoinder to Michael Pollan and other critics who have told us that we can have our meat and our consciences, too, he shows why 'humane meat' is always a contradiction in terms. The Omnivore's Deception provides a deeply observed philosophical meditation on the nature of our relationship with