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Lebell · 01-16-2004, 01:59 PM

Interesting.

While it would be foolish to say that there are not abuses in the meat production industry or room for improvement, it would also be foolish to take PETA at their word.

How do I know this?

Because I spent a year as a safety manager at a meat packing plant and I saw a modern slaughterhouse at work.

The animals were treated very well.

By law, they cannot be transported more than three hours and if they are at the slaughter house more than 5 hours, they must be fed and watered.

They are then killed quickly with a device that sends a metal spike into their brain. (Yes, occasionally this has to be done twice.)

Handlers may or may not use an electric prod to move them (they used a slapper/noise maker to herd them where I was), but they are NOT used to "torment" (PETA's word) the animal.

So after my experience, I have no problems continuing to be a meat eater.

And after watching that video I would support more factory farm reform...and trust PETA less than I did before (if that's possible).

01-16-2004, 01:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lebell Cracking the Whip Location: Sexymama's arms...	Interesting. While it would be foolish to say that there are not abuses in the meat production industry or room for improvement, it would also be foolish to take PETA at their word. How do I know this? Because I spent a year as a safety manager at a meat packing plant and I saw a modern slaughterhouse at work. The animals were treated very well. By law, they cannot be transported more than three hours and if they are at the slaughter house more than 5 hours, they must be fed and watered. They are then killed quickly with a device that sends a metal spike into their brain. (Yes, occasionally this has to be done twice.) Handlers may or may not use an electric prod to move them (they used a slapper/noise maker to herd them where I was), but they are NOT used to "torment" (PETA's word) the animal. So after my experience, I have no problems continuing to be a meat eater. And after watching that video I would support more factory farm reform...and trust PETA less than I did before (if that's possible). __________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis The ONLY sponsors we have are YOU! Please Donate!