Meat Is Murder
August 27th, 2008If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
I have just finished reading Skinny Bitch. In the back of my mind I know that summer is just around the corner and I am beginning to feel the pressure to get thin. I will go into that in more detail later, but I really need to share an exerpt from the book with you.
Warning - Do not read the rest of this post if you are easily offended.
I have not been able to get it out of my head - Surely you can endure reading it, if the animals have to endure suffering it.
This excerpt is actually quoted from Gail A Aisnitz’s book Slaughterhouse and is told from a slaughter house worker. These kind of monstrosities happen every second of every day all around the world and if you have any conscience at all please take just a moment to think of these sentient beings when you are planning your next meal.
“One time I took my knife - it’s sharp enough - and I sliced off the end of a hog’s nose, just like a piece of bologna. The hog went crazy for a few seconds. Then it just sat there looking kind of stupid. So I took a handful of Salt Brine and ground it into its nose, all over the place. I still had a bunch of salt left in my hand - I was wearing a rubber glove - and I stuck the salt right up the hog’s ass. The poor hog didn’t know whether to shit or go blind.”
There are other stories that I can’t bear to reread. Is it only me who feels appalled at this kind of disgusting abuse? Why do we think it is ok to abuse animals in any way we see fit? It is so easy to live without violence.
Sorry if this post has offended you, but I honestly feel that our governments are involved in a huge scam with corporations to keep the animal abuse that happens day in day out, every single second, a secret from the public. This is not ok. We need to do something about it and make changes. Every small thing you do makes a difference. Animals are sentient, feeling, thinking beings. It is obvious when you look at your pets, but if not it has been proven so many times I have lost count. Please start caring.

