Food For Thought

Social psychologist Melanie Joy addresses Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows in her new book of the same name.

She explains it’s because of "carnism," a belief system which makes us disgusted by the thought of eating golden retrievers, but allows us to eat cows and pigs, even when they are just as intelligent as dogs.

Audio: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now. Host: Robin Young.

Oh yeah? Dogs make better TV critics!