Animals In A Slaughter House Analysis

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What of animals in a slaughter house. They do not even have a chance at purpose or their purpose is death. Animals have feelings and lives, yet apparently humans seem to overlook that factor. Although that statement is very hypocritic of me; I love and support animals dearly, yet I can not force myself to turn vegetarian. I try to justify my actions by assuring that their lives have been sacrificed for my life, but is there really any justification for murder/slaughter? This makes me wonder if George Orwell himself was vegetarian, for this passage is suggests that all farm animals are abused. (105)
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