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Still one of the most powerful books I've ever read. Every few years I pick it up again. Parts of it are hard to get through, but Scully is unmatched in his ability to communicate the heart and soul of this issue. He's also a unique voice in the animal advocate world, as a religious and conservative man. The argument made on a spiritual level - the true meaning of dominion and stewardship, for example - just hits me like a speeding train every time. The plain, inarguable logic and harsh truth of what it means to torture and kill living beings just to have a piece of fried chicken or a steak makes me realize that if people saw what goes on in factory farms and slaughterhouses, no one would ever defend the meat and dairy industries again. Sometimes this book breaks my heart, but other times it's so uplifting that I understand for the first time what it is to have God speak to my heart. I'm not very familiar with God sometimes, but I understand mercy. Mercy is the gift we were given, and what we're called to give to others, human and animal alike. It's the only thing of value we really have. That knowledge is life-changing for me.