#slaughterhouses

[cheeseandbretboy]

veganism is one of those things people know extremely little about but have very very strong opinions on

[oediex]

"In the far corner of the kill room are two doors, one for workers and one for pigs, which open onto the holding pen in the back of the slaughterhouse. The doors are somewhat difficult to see, as this area is partly walled off from the rest of the room. Located in this obscured corner is an enormous machine that temporarily holds the pig in place when the animal enters, and allows the "knocker" - the worker who operates the stun gun (the "shocker) - to discharge the device on the top of the pig's head, ideally rendering it immediately unconscious. No one is willing to give me a justification for why this machine and its operation are hidden from the view of everyone save the knocker, but it's easy to make guesses. No doubt some of it has to do with allowing the workers to go about their business without having constantly to be reminded that their business is the taking apart of recently living beings. By the time a pig comes into view, he or she is already a thing."

Jonathan Safran Foer, Eating Animals (2009), p. 154.

[vegandude74]

[strangebiology]

JBS: The Brazilian butchers who took over the world

The world's biggest meat company has the power to impact climate change and openly admits to corruption, yet you've probably never heard of

A good, deep-dive into the various forms of corruption that take place in the world's largest meat processing company.

[toyoko-kid]

[devoted1989]

Image with kind permission from Compassion in World Farmimg.

[animalsoutloud]

[acti-veg]