Alokparna Sengupta of Humane Society on children’s books
Why did Humane Society International/India venture into publishing children’s books?
Pratham Books approached us with the idea of creating some books on the theme of compassion towards animals. I asked if we could focus on farm animals. It is easy to be compassionate towards dogs and cats. Many people find them cute, have them as pets, or just like to play with them. When it comes to farm animals, people tend to adopt a more utilitarian point of view.
Farm animals seem to have value only as food. Sadly, they are not…