Pigs, Cows, Chickens. Oh My!
In the United States today the most consumed food is meat. Most people have it three times a day. Maybe have some bacon for breakfast, chicken for lunch, and maybe a cheeseburger for dinner. With this high demand of products there needs to be more meat. In doing so the slaughterhouses, processing plants, and the packaging facilities are running at full capacity all the time. Doing this there are some risks that take place like the animals suffering, workers being mistreated, safety concerns for the consumers, and not knowing that there are alternatives. The animals well-being is just as important as humans well-being. We as humans are meat eaters, and raise and slaughter the animals for meat. When the word “Slaughterhouse” comes to mind most think the worst of the worst. The animals screaming and crying as they walk to their death. They are freaking out and stressed to the max. It’s crowed and …show more content…
Day in and day out workers work well over hours. In an online article it states “Slaughterhouses and meat processing facilities employ over 500,000 workers.” Also “The workers are predominantly people of color living in low-income communities.” (Workers). In some cases, the workers will be demanded to work more hours, because of the high demand for meat. According to the worker wages site for slaughterhouse workers “…reported average wage is $12 and hour, and a salary of $25,000 a year.” (Wages). The money still doesn’t count for the fact that they work long hours. In an article according to one employee “The last hour of a regular shift is hard. You are tired and it’s hard to concentrate. Then they tell you to work two hours’ over-time. That’s when it gets downright dangerous.” “… these corporations knowingly jeopardize worker’s safety every day.” “And the fact that the threat of termination discourages the workers from reporting safety concerns.”
In the United States today the most consumed food is meat. Most people have it three times a day. Maybe have some bacon for breakfast, chicken for lunch, and maybe a cheeseburger for dinner. With this high demand of products there needs to be more meat. In doing so the slaughterhouses, processing plants, and the packaging facilities are running at full capacity all the time. Doing this there are some risks that take place like the animals suffering, workers being mistreated, safety concerns for the consumers, and not knowing that there are alternatives. The animals well-being is just as important as humans well-being. We as humans are meat eaters, and raise and slaughter the animals for meat. When the word “Slaughterhouse” comes to mind most think the worst of the worst. The animals screaming and crying as they walk to their death. They are freaking out and stressed to the max. It’s crowed and …show more content…
Day in and day out workers work well over hours. In an online article it states “Slaughterhouses and meat processing facilities employ over 500,000 workers.” Also “The workers are predominantly people of color living in low-income communities.” (Workers). In some cases, the workers will be demanded to work more hours, because of the high demand for meat. According to the worker wages site for slaughterhouse workers “…reported average wage is $12 and hour, and a salary of $25,000 a year.” (Wages). The money still doesn’t count for the fact that they work long hours. In an article according to one employee “The last hour of a regular shift is hard. You are tired and it’s hard to concentrate. Then they tell you to work two hours’ over-time. That’s when it gets downright dangerous.” “… these corporations knowingly jeopardize worker’s safety every day.” “And the fact that the threat of termination discourages the workers from reporting safety concerns.”