I just read one of the hardest things to read in this book. Foer describes the process of "thumping", which is what factory farm workers do to the runts of the pig litter.
"Picked up by their hind legs, they are swung and then bashed headfirst onto the concrete floor."
A Missouri farmer describes what he has done, which I won't type out here because I got to the point where I was crying so hard that I couldn't see well enough to keep reading. I've had to put this book down three times in 7 pages and collect myself.
Every time I sit down to read this book I think, "how could I have ever eaten meat and not know about all of these inhumane, immoral, and unethical acts that are going on in these factory farms. My heart is completely broken.
Now I have to go back to work looking like I just found out something awful, which I did.
No comments:
Post a Comment