OVERVIEW:
THE MEAT INDUSTRY CREATES A DIRTY AND DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE FACTORIES. THE INDUSTRY EXPLOITS ITS WORKERS WHO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE RISKS OF INJURY EVERY DAY. IN ADDITION THE INDUSTRY IS A CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL WARMING BECAUSE OF THE MASSIVE DEFORESTATION AND CO2 EMISSIONS CAUSED BY FEEDLOTS.
THE MEAT INDUSTRY CREATES A DIRTY AND DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE FACTORIES. THE INDUSTRY EXPLOITS ITS WORKERS WHO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE RISKS OF INJURY EVERY DAY. IN ADDITION THE INDUSTRY IS A CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL WARMING BECAUSE OF THE MASSIVE DEFORESTATION AND CO2 EMISSIONS CAUSED BY FEEDLOTS.
WHAT IS THE ENVIRONMENT CREATED BY THE MEAT INDUSTRY LIKE OUTSIDE THE FACTORIES?
- FEEDLOTS REQUIRE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF CLEARING TO MAKE SPACE FOR UP TO 100,000 COWS.
- UP TO 100,0000 COWS ARE CRAMMED INTO A MUCH SMALLER SPACE THAN THEY NEED TO ROAM FREELY.
- THEY ARE KEPT IN THE FEED LOT FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF THEIR LIVES BEFORE BEING SENT TO A FACTORY ADN PROCESSING PLANT TO BE SLAUGHTERED.
- THE COWS EAT MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF GRAIN TO PRODUCE A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF MEAT.
- IT TAKES 1 TON OF GRAIN TO FEED A COW HALF THAT SIZE, MOST OF WHICH IS NOT EVEN USED AS MEAT.
- 100,000 X 2,000 GIVES YOU 200,000,000+ POUNDS OF GRAIN PER COW.
- THIS IS EXTREMELY INEFFICIENT!
- IN ADDITION, THE COWS ARE POLLUTING THE WATER SOURCES WITH THEIR EXCESS MANURE WHICH IS VERY UNSANITARY.
- COWS PRODUCE CARBON DIOXIDE AS A BI-PRODUCT OF THE FOOD THEY ARE CONSUMING.
- THE MORE COWS WE BREED, THE MORE CO2 WE ARE PRODUCING AND THE MROE WE ARE HURTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONTRIBUTING TO GLOBAL WARMING.
WHAT IS THE ENVIRONMENT INSIDE THE FACTORIES LIKE?
- DANGERS AND RISKS ARE HIGH WITHIN THE FACTORIES.
- THE INJURY RATE FOR THIS INDUSTRY IS 5 TIMES MORE THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER INDUSTRY.
- LACERATIONS AND STRESS INJURIES ARE MOST COMMON.
- OFTEN INJURIES GO UNREPORTED BECAUSE WORKERS FEEL PRESSURE TO CONTINUE WITHOUT COMPLAINT.
- TRAUMA INJURIES ARE ALSO VERY COMMON. THIS TYPE OF INJURY LASTS FOR A LONG TIME IF NOT PERMANENT AND CAN SERIOUSLY IMPARE AND HINDER THE WORER FOR MANY YEARS AFTERWARDS.
- FAST, HEAVY MACHINERY THAT IS PROCESSING MEAT AT AN EXTREME RATE IS CONTRIBUTING TO WORKER INJURIES.
- IN THE BEEF PROCESSING INDUSTRY MUCH OF THE WORK IS DONE BY HAND WHICH CAN ALSO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT MEANS THE WORKERS MAIN TOOL IS A KNIFE AND THEY ARE STILL WORKING AT A HAZARDOUS PACE.
- MANY WORKERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF LOSS OF LIMB OR FINGER.
- UNDERAGE WORKERS HAVE BEEN PUT TO HIGH SPEED, DANGEROUS JOBS THAT RESULT IN INJURY.
- COMPANIES TRY TO AVOID PAYING COMPENSATION FEES AT ALL COSTS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANT THAT TO DETRACT FROM THEIR OVERALL PROFIT.