Introducing a new blog feature on "Make Love, Not Chemically Processed Meat"
From now on, we will post a weekly excerpt from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, a novel from the early twentieth century that informed society about the cruelties that take place amongst the working class, specifically in the meat-packing industry. Enjoy!
Week of February 21, 2011:
"They use everything about the hog except the squeal"
This quote informs the audience about the meatpacking industry using every part of the animal for the food, minus the squeal, a possible symbol for the pig's life and soul, which the industry would probably use if they could. This practice of using everything the pig has continues today, raising serious questions about the treatment of animals in these meatpacking plants. Sound off in the comments!
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And we think the food situation now is bad! Reading The Jungle made me realize how far the meat packing industry really has come. Although it is slightly troublesome that much of today's meat industry also probably uses every part of the pig other than the squeal.....
ReplyDeleteHa! I just bought that book this weekend from Barnes & Noble. It has a picture of a big slab of meat on the cover!
ReplyDeleteThat book scarred me for life
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