... our food. pg. 255) Some animal carcasses are even dropped on the floor and shipped regardless; and of course the always present issue of the slaughter of diseased animals! Where does all this pestilence spring from and how can it be stopped? This report hopes to investigate all these legitimate concerns and ... starting point for such a broad topic is to begin at the birth of the animals. Farms and ranches raise mainly cows and pigs for the slaughter. The animals are fed hormones to bulk them up. While the safety of even this is doubtful, there are many hormones and drugs that have .....

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... each year. Our carnivorous needs must also be condoned. To meet this enormous demand, Western Civilization has developed the ultimate killing machine to feed the hungry masses. It's called the slaughter-house"(Faces of Death). I have seen a cow's head placed inside a metal face cage. After the cage is locked the cows throat is then cut and the animal is left to bleed ... meat. Another common argument is that it has been going on forever, since primitive man. Are we not intelligent and rational beings, aren't we no longer primitive? What if the slaughter house had glass walls and was con...

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