I normally focus on human rights, not animal rights. But the way we treat the other creatures on this planet says a lot about our society's values, and who we are as human beings.
I suspect that most people don't realize, for example, how turkeys are abused (and actually tortured) at slaughterhouses. If they did, I don't see how they could enjoy their Thanksgiving meal.
Click here to watch a video documentary of an undercover investigation at a Butterball slaughterhouse in Arkansas. If you are human, it will make your stomach turn.
Then, click here to hear rocker Joan Jett's Butterball hotline message.
Now, I'm not the kind of hard-core evangelical vegetarian who wants to force everyone to stop eating meat. That's just not practical. I'd rather just fight for an end to animal abuse.
If animals are going to be raised and killed for their meat or hides, they should be treated with respect and killed in a human way.
People who abuse animals are no better than those who abuse weaker human beings. They should be forced to stop, and they should be held accountable. And Butterball and other meat-processing corporations need to set, and enforce, humane standards.
Meantime, if you must eat turkey on Thanksgiving, please don't buy Butterball.
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