Whats up with them? Have you ever worked in one? Would you work in one? Heres a cool link I found on google... http://www.slaughterhousecam.com/
"You mean, those little cans of dog and cat food contain minced udders?" I asked? Occasionally, I find myself situated behind little old ladies at supermarket checkout counters. They often spend more money on tiny tins of cat food then they do on their own groceries. The cans read, "100% beef." If only they knew this dirty little secret.
i thought commercial cat food was made from chicken feathers and the four d's. dead dying diseased and disabled animals. and theres no way i would or could ever work atta slaughter house. ever read fast food nation? one dude lost an arm after workin at one for 15 years and they didnt even have the nerve to tell him he was fired for 2 weeks, let alone give him some kind of benefits.
theres no way i would or could ever work atta slaughter house. ever read fast food nation? one dude lost an arm after workin at one for 15 years and they didnt even have the nerve to tell him he was fired for 2 weeks, let alone give him some kind of benefits. Nevermind the cruel acts done to the animals, if it not union its not for you?
i'll play devils advocate on this one, as i doubt anyone else will you cannot pose a valid argument for vegetarianism merely by displaying suffering inflicted on animals. a few facts: humans are natural meat eaters humans have been eating meat for all of their existence to eat meat, an animal must die, and it will likely suffer in the process isn't what is natural also what is good? if it was good and natural in the past, why isnt it today? -because we didnt catch the food ourselves? well, neither did women in hunter/gatherer bands but they still ate meat. -because its on a much larger scale? well we have a lot more people to feed nowadays. -unnecessary suffering of farm animals? cmon now, have you ever shot a deer with an arrow? hunted game doesnt die quick. better arguments for vegetarianism: -fuel efficieny - it costs an immense amount of gasolene and water to produce meat, particularly beef. -nutrient efficiency - most of the nutrients fed to farm animals are used by the animal itself. very little of it makes it to human bellies. -soil erosion caused by cattle -it is thought by many to be healthier -you can learn to like the taste of plants. you can learn to dislike the taste of meat
so, because it was good and natural in the past for many tribal peoples to eat each other, is that still good? i think it's kind of speciesist to privilidge a human just beacuse they are a human...what's more... - people are made of meat, and (apparently) humans are natural meat eaters. - Before western society decided it was morally wrong, cannabalism had been in place for all of these peoples' existence - to eat a person, they must die and most likely suffer in the process It just doesn't sound very convincing to me. here's a few more facts: - Just because something is edible doesn't mean you have to eat it. Just beacuse our bodies are eqiupped to digest something doesn't mean we have to put it in our bodies. - Just because people have been doing something for hundreds of years doesn't mean you have to do it either (btw, vegetarianism has also enjoyed a very long existence) - i do agree that when an animal dies it most probably suffers. But that doesn't justify killing it. If anything, it's a reason to avoid killing unless it's absolutely neccesary. (and in todays society when fresh fruit, veges, grains etc are quite abundant, for most of us anyway, it's fully not neccesary) personally, i think that there is a very real reason to be a veg because of compassion for the animals. there's so much suffering in the world already - why add to it and/or support an industry that adds to it? i just can't see suffering as a good thing I guess... in answer to the original question - there wouldn't be enough money in the world to get me to work in a slaughterhouse.
Geez, no I've never worked in one of those places and I would never even think about working in one! *shudders*
i wouldn't work in a slaughter house because i don't support the commercial meat industry. it's wasteful and sloppy. i hunt, instead, for my meat. i don't see why animals are exempt from suffering at the hands of humans. they're food, just lie everything else, including people, who are ingested by countless little organisms every day. i have no problem with killing an animal to eat. but the mass overproduction of meat, and the mass overconsumption of meat is appalling to me.
