Slaughter Houses

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This paper examines the working conditions in slaughter houses. The writer discusses the mistreatment of slaughter house workers in the meat-packing industry. The lack of adequate wages and health care benefits in this area are explored. The writer looks at the practice of hiring undocumented workers. In this essay, the writer cites Tyson Foods and Pilgrim Pride as exploiting workers for bigger profits.

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"To animal rights activists and vegetarians, slaughter houses are often considered to be the bastions of practices of animal cruelty which go beyond the slaughtering process. What may not be as well-known is the maltreatment of slaughterhouse workers. In their rampant pursuit of increasing profits, corporations in the meat-packing industry, specifically Tyson Foods and Pilgrim's Pride, have continuously increased slaughterhouse line speeds at the expense of the safety of their workers. Their failure to care for these injured ... "

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