Shocking New Book: Slaughterhouse
26 Feb 2008
On Sunday, February 17, 2008 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its largest meat recall in United States history, less than three weeks after a slaughterhouse worker secretly made a tape depicting violations of federal animal care regulations by a Westland division of the Hallmark Company. Upon investigation, the Humane Society of the United States found animals too sick to walk or stand- called “downers” by industry- being kicked, beaten, dragged with chains, shocked with electric prods, sprayed in the face with hoses and rammed by forklifts to get them to stand and pass USDA inspection. Of the 143 million pounds of beef recalled, 37 million were likely already consumed. With 20 meat recalls issued last year alone, one of more than 20 millions pounds, Americans are left to question their trust in the USDA and wonder exactly what happens to their food before it enters their mouths.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE: THE SHOCKING STORY OF GREED, NEGLECT, AND INHUMANE TREATMENT INSIDE THE U.S. MEAT INDUSTRY by Gail A. Eisnitz is the first book of its kind to explore the impact that unprecedented changes in the meat packing industry over the last 25 years have had on workers, animals and consumers. It is also the first time ever that workers – in this case, individuals who have spent a combined total of more than two million hours on the kill floor – have spoken publicly about what’s really taking place behind the closed doors of America’s slaughterhouses. Depicting inadequate inspection and control of slaughterhouses and the use of “downers,” author Gail A. Eisnitz penetrates the veil that hangs over meat production and shocks readers with what she has found. Medical News Today News Article
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