Persuasive Essay On Meatpacking

It is stated that, “You are what you eat.” Yet, most people do not know what they are eating and where it comes from. People should be well informed about the conditions of the factories their food comes from, how these factories treat the animals and workers, and what is in the food and the effects it will have on you.

First of all, others should know how meatpacking companies treat workers and animals. The workers and animals of meatpacking factories are abused and hurt, but workers fear losing their job, and animals can't tell us anything. If workers would speak up, or people were told the whole truth, there would be total outrage, and this would change. As said in Food Inc., “We can make a difference, no matter what factories think.” Animals are hurt just for fun ,and suffer unnecessary pain. Workers are paid almost nothing and have a high likelihood of getting seriously injured. In fact, in Chew on This it is stated that, “A meatpacking executive who …show more content…
factories are dirty, full of harmful bacteria, and animal excretions. This harmful environment is not just bad for workers, but it can also harm you. The filthy conditions of factories can easily spread deadly diseases, and this can make you seriously sick if you do not know exactly how to prevent these germs from spreading. If even one particle of your burger is undercooked, you could get seriously sick and even die. Without knowledge of this, people will eat undercooked hamburgers or chicken and then get sick. It is stated in Chew on This that, “Every day in the United States, roughly 200,000 people are sickened by something they ate, 900 are hospitalized, and 14 die.” Nobody want to be one of those 200,000 people to be sick and definitely not one of those 14 to die, but without proper knowledge of the conditions of meatpacking factories, people will be clueless to what could happen if they eat an undercooked