At the beginning of the chapter, Eric meets Hank a local rancher, who shows him around the subdivisions of Colorado Spring that is taking over the ranch land. “The industrialization of cattle-raising and meatpacking over the past two decades has completely altered how beef is produced- and the towns that produce it. Responding to the demands of the fast food and supermarket chains, the meatpacking giants have cut costs by cutting wages. They have turned one of the nation's best manufacturing jobs into one of the lowest paying, created by a migrant industrial workforce of poor immigrants, tolerated high injury rates, and spawned rural ghettos in the American heartland” (Schlosser 149). This quote explains in meat processing companies, which…
Slaughterhouse Cases: originated in 1873 with a lawsuit regarding butchers which excluded state monopoly of a violation under the fourteenth amendment. Before, the Slaughterhouse Cases, a majority of laws and decisions were dictated under the jurisdiction of states rather than the federal government. Soon after, the butches held a court hearing to proclaim rights which were deliberately ignored led to lasting effects on the black slaves and the outcome of the Fourteenth Amendment of the American Constitution leading to the ruling of the Jim Crow laws, and changing society.…
Inhumane Treatment: It is not always a humane method of euthanasia as many of the horses sent to slaughter are being abused and mistreated…
The Peta website provides information and facts against animal testing. It contains practices that are done on innocent animals for research such as cosmetic, scientific, experimentation, and drug purposes. The animals that are used for unethical research consists of fish, mice, monkeys, dogs, birds and rabbits. The website describes the unethical procedures that they do on innocent animals. Animals are forced to breath in very toxic fumes and have their head drilled before they die. The innocent animals are treated inhumanely since they are treated as lab equipment rather than animals.…
The topic of horse slaughter doesn’t usually come up very often in everyday conversation. Horse slaughter is more of an implicit subject, which your everyday person doesn’t know much about. Because it is highly controversial, it has gone through the cycle of being banded and then reinstated twice in the last 5 years. With being involved in the horse industry my entire life, I have witnessed the effects first hand. Some people see it as killing pets, animal cruelty, and morally wrong. However, I see it as a source of income, a way to stop the starvation and abuse of horses, an export industry for the United States, as well as a quality meal for in times of despair.…
Horse slaughter is a commonly unknown issue to the public but yet an important issue. One reason horse slaughter should be legalized is it would reduce equine neglect cases and thus reducing the need to rescues. People tend to breed two random horses together in hopes someone will buy that horse, but in reality people tend to buy more horse than they really need. This means the below average rider will buy the above average horse which leaves the below average horses unmarketable. From experience horses are expeive to keep, due this and the fact below average horses are difficult to sell, people tend to reduce care on these horses. This reduction in care increases the neglect cases along with the need for rescues. By legalizing horse slaughter in the United States horses bought at auctions would not endure hour long trips without food and water before being slaughtered. There is one major auction in…
“… the amount of suffering that the [horse slaughter ban] created exceded the amount of suffering it was designed to stop,” said Ingrid Newkirk, founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) (Jonsson). In 2007, a ban on the inspection of horse meat was placed on the United States, but in November 2011, President Barack Obama lifted this ban with much negative feedback. Some people believe that horse slaughter is the killing of domestic animals, such as the household cats or dogs, and has no possible positive effects. However, horse slaughter in America is not completely a negative change; it has many extremely beneficial changes on the economy and even the welfare of horses.…
“On Apr. 10, 2001, the Washington Post re-ignited public debate about slaughterhouses with their exposé "They Die Piece by Piece.” The investigation found that animals in slaughterhouses were often cut apart "piece by piece" while still conscious” (Procon.org). There are two methods that usually being used to kill animals. Both methods are cruel and unethical to animals. The first method would be using carbon dioxide gas. The animals will be transferred into the conveyor belt that moves through the tunnel filled with carbon dioxide gas to kill the animals. The second method would be using electricity. The electric current is applied to the animals’ head for making them unconscious. Some animals are still alive during both methods and it would make them even more painful. This is just one aspect of cruelty for animals. Many opponents of vegetarianism say that animals are killed so the other organisms can live, and meats have been in our lives for 2.3 million years so there is nothing wrong with killing animal for foods. But being an animal has been already pitiful; we don’t need to create more suffering for…
While I already knew that I eat a lot of food, what I did not realize was how much of the food I eat is packaged. In the tables 1 and 2, I put everything that was a local food into a bold font. It was only one item for each week, four brats the first week and three the second. They are from a local meet market, but even they are not very sustainable. Meat is very resource intensive to produce. Many more pounds of grain are fed to the animals to fatten them up than we get in return as meat. According to Lester Brown (2011), 35% of the world’s grain harvest each year goes towards making animal protein. Brown (2011, pg. 173) also states, “With cattle in feedlots, it takes roughly 7 pounds of grain to produce a 1-pound gain in live weight. For…
A problem that I have solved, on a singular level, is my impact on the earth. Caring about the earth and its occupants is something I deeply identify with. And as I have gotten older I have been trying harder to create the smallest carbon foot print possible. Towards the end of eighth grade my science teacher explained the current and future ecological status of the world, this being the first I ever received this information. Though the facts I observed left a feeling of uneasiness, I didn't compose any changes. Although, a year later the animal lover within finally came out, I went vegetarian. A narrow step on a path to a healthier planet. I remember in this time I felt terribly guilty and wrong for contributing to such terrible things: death, disease, torture, and devastation.…
They are every little girl’s dream and every cowboy’s most reliable companion. Over the past 500 years they have served as weapons, transportation, recreation and pets. Horses were first brought to America in the early 1500s by Hernando Cortez; before that no Native had ever seen this four legged creature. From being used to fight off natives, to being tied to a wheel at a carnival and ridden by little kids, the horse has definitely evolved to suit the needs of the ever so changing America.…
Nearly one hundred thousand horses are sent to slaughterhouses each year. The slaughtering of a horse is a very misunderstood and diluted practice that many people still confuse with euthanizing. But should this method of horse destruction still be a legal practice? While slaughtering is an option for putting injured or malnourished horses out of their misery, it is an inhumane practice for both the horses and human beings and there are more appealing options to take into consideration that would help us completely ban slaughtering.…
What was once an immutable survival skill slowly became a mere pastime and has recently shown to develop into a large industry. Trophy hunting has been a most favored form of recreation (mostly for affluent people), but is has also been the most disparaged on the long list of contentious issues. For one thing, it is detrimental to wildlife. According to In Defense Of Animals, and anti-hunting organization, more than two-hundred million defenseless animals are expunged from the world population each year. In turn, not only is big-game hunting is not only disdaining towards animal species, it can be the cause of many ruinous events, such as hunters getting harmed. We would all be better off if trophy hunting was vetoed all together.…
The story, “Lamb to the Slaughter” is a revolting tale of a woman who commits a pre-meditated murder on her husband’s behalf. The story began with a housewife named Mary Maloney, in her sixth month of pregnancy, waiting in her corridor for her husband to arrive home from work. However, when her husband enters the house, he withholds a strange demeanor. Mr. Maloney obtained an alcoholic drink in his hand. Mary tried to comfort him but to no avail. Patrick asked to sit her down inferring the importance of what he had to say. Although it was not said, it was obvious Patrick strived to divorce Mary. By the end of this discussion, Patrick informs Mary that she will be in good hands.…
Today, vegetarian diet has gained extreme popularity all over the globe. It is preferred by a number of people throughout the world. It is said that a vegetarian diet is a key to healthy life. Some organizations working for the animal rights are strictly against eating meat, fish or poultry. Vegetarian diet typically consists of whole grains, vegetables and fruits. They are, no doubt, good for health. But have you ever thought whether vegetarian meals are complete? Can it fulfill all the nutritional requirements of the body? Well, there are certain advantages and disadvantages of being vegetarian. What are they?…