Cowbells on the Kill Floor: Veganism, Legacy and the End of the Old World was Hamish Blakey's debut book. 

Non-fiction, it gathers the full argument for global veganism: ethical, ecological, nutritional, historical and philosophical. It dismantles the myths that sustain animal exploitation and challenges the cultural habits that normalise harm. 
From the comforting fantasy of 'humane slaughter' to the marketing of ‘sustainable meat,’ Blakely exposes the contradictions that lie beneath one of the most destructive legacies of human history.
This work does not simply defend veganism—it obliterates the ideology that resists it. 
Blending science and lived experience, Blakely argues that ending animal exploitation is not a marginal concern but a central ethical task, one bound up with justice, sustainability, and the future our children will inherit. 
With intellectual precision and moral urgency, Cowbells on the Kill Floor shows how denial and inherited myths have shaped our world, and how they can be undone. It offers no illusions of comfort, but it does offer hope: that a more honest relationship with animals, and with ourselves, can build a different world, one that no child will ever have to justify. 

‘Urgent, informed, and morally clear. Blakely challenges us to face what we’ve been taught to ignore—with a voice that speaks to our need for compassion, coherence, and change.’— Marc Bekoff, Ph.D., author of The Emotional Lives of Animals