{"id":3343,"date":"2019-01-11T18:29:16","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T18:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethosandempathy.org\/?p=3343"},"modified":"2021-09-06T15:47:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T15:47:22","slug":"slaves-in-the-slaughterhouse-who-would-want-to-kill-for-a-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethosandempathy.org\/en\/2019\/01\/11\/slaves-in-the-slaughterhouse-who-would-want-to-kill-for-a-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Slaves in the Slaughterhouse: Who Would Want to Kill for a Living?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Often, vegans and animal advocates accuse and blame slaughterhouse workers for being part of the carnist system, without thinking about the circumstances that led them to their jobs, and the factors that keep them there.<\/p>\n

Each year, more than 56 billion land animals and more than 2 trillion fish\u00a0are killed for food. A large portion of the workers doing the dirty jobs is made up of people who are intimidated, coerced, or trafficked into doing this work.\u00a0Although slavery is illegal everywhere, surprisingly today there are more slaves than ever: 21 to 38 million people, a quarter of which are children. Slavery is an \u201cindustry\u201d of 150 billion dollars.<\/p>\n

Slaughterhouse workers are mainly immigrants or other people of low social status with few employment options and little power to protest work conditions. A significant percentage of them are undocumented immigrants, who work under the constant threat of deportation from their employers, who\u00a0routinely underpay them\u00a0and demand that they work overtime.<\/p>\n

There are many different departments in large slaughterhouses. Some workers kill the animals, others immobilize them while they bleed out, others are dismembering the bodies, and so on. Because of the huge demand for meat, all of this has to happen at an extremely fast pace. The workers are forced to kill as many animals as possible as quickly as possible,\u00a0which results in many accidents, makes following humane slaughter recommendations impossible, and can lead to contamination and compromised food safety.<\/p>\n

Most facilities operate almost 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, killing and processing hundreds or even thousands of animals every hour. As one worker reported, the production and processing line moves so fast that there is not even time to sharpen knives. Using dull knives requires that the workers use more force, which causes many more accidents and worker injuries to occur.<\/p>\n

The combination of many hours of work and repetitive manual movement also leads directly to increased risk of injury. Workers suffer from chronic pain in their hands, wrists, arms, shoulders, and back, not to mention the tremendous psychological wear.\u00a0The psychological trauma that many endure<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in this workplace should not be underestimated, and\u00a0working in a slaughterhouse is associated with a variety of mental health conditions, including PTSD<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(post traumatic stress\u00a0disorder). It has also been linked to an increase in crime rates among workers, including higher incidents of domestic violence, as well as alcohol and drug abuse. One study found that\u00a0the presence of a slaughterhouse in a community corresponded to an increase of 166% in rape arrests<\/a><\/strong>. This study also found an increase in other crimes as well, but rape stood out as an especially significant increase.<\/p>\n

Most workers are in constant state of physical and mental pain because of the inhumane nature of their work. They feel insignificant and undervalued, as their bosses are oppressive and constantly remind them that they can easily replace them. In the case of undocumented workers, the constant threat of deportation creates additional anxiety and agony.<\/p>\n

The constant stress that the workers endure also impacts their life outside work. Life with chronic pain and constant grief affects each aspect of a person\u2019s life. Some of the activities that would normally bring someone great pleasure, such as playing with their children, may be prevented by injuries that take place at their workplace.<\/p>\n

Before you wonder what kind of person would work in a slaughterhouse, it is better to ask yourself who profits off of exploiting them, and who pays for the products they create.<\/p>\n

Some testimonies from slaughterhouse workers, collected by\u00a0Human Rights Watch<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cI worked in casing for five years pulling guts. In 2003 I was pulling hard when I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder. I went to the plant clinic. They gave me a heating pad and a muscle rub. I went off the line for two days on light duty, picking up meat off the floor in the department. It wasn\u2019t getting any better so I went to the office and asked for time off to let it heal. They told me it was not work-related and I couldn\u2019t have time off. I just worked with the pain because I couldn\u2019t afford to take off and they would fire me for absenteeism. \u00a0I just couldn\u2019t take the pain anymore. Three times I slipped and fell on the greasy floor. The first time I went to the clinic, and they told me I just hurt my pride and to go back to work. The last time I fell, the clinic sent me back to work again. A few days later I woke up in the middle of the night and I couldn\u2019t move. I called the rescue squad and they took me to the hospital. The doctor there took x-rays and told me I had a herniated disc. I was out for two weeks. \u2026The supervisors don\u2019t do anything about injuries, they get angry at workers who get injured.\u00a0My work was always bending and turning and lifting. \u2026 When I called my supervisor about a workers\u2019 comp claim, she told me it was useless because I didn\u2019t report an injury at work when it happened. She told me I would lose the case. So, I didn\u2019t claim workers\u2019 comp because I\u2019m afraid they will fire me and cut off my medical insurance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI worked on the spiral hams line in the conversion department. In 2002 the side of my face got a nerve reaction. It felt like it was paralyzed. The nerve specialist told me it was a reaction to the cold work area and gave me a note saying I should move to a warmer area. When I went to Human Resources they told me I was a high risk and I was terminated. I never got paid for the time I was out, and I never got workers\u2019 compensation. My unemployment compensation has run out and I have no income at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI worked in a processing plant for four months. I was on a bagging machine when the bags got stuck. The only way to fix it is with the machine still running. My hand got caught in the machine. Four fingers got torn up. The foreman took me to the Harrison Hospital for treatment. The hospital is two hours away but they make us go there because that\u2019s where the company doctors are. They just do what the company tells them.\u00a0I was there until 3:00. My hand was killing me, but the doctor said I could work. They made me sign a form saying I could not get my own medical records without company permission. The foreman told me to come back to work that night using one hand. I tried it for a few days but the pain was intense\u2026 The next day the personnel manager called me in and told me I was fired because of my bad hand. I applied for workers\u2019 compensation. The company said I had to see their doctor at the Harrison Hospital two hours away to keep checking on me. But I didn\u2019t have a car, I couldn\u2019t always get there, so the company said I was negligent and they won\u2019t pay for any therapy by my doctor here in town. My hand is useless. I can\u2019t grip, so I can\u2019t work. All the work is hard work, even light duty. Not just chicken work. Any work. I\u2019m still trying to get workers\u2019 compensation. In the meantime, my wife is supporting me. If she gets hurt I don\u2019t know what I\u2019ll do.\u201d<\/p>\n

After reading these testimonials, what are your feelings towards slaughterhouse workers? I hope that all this information encourages you to realize that we need to focus on fighting capitalism and large corporations, instead of blaming the powerless people who are also victims of a violent system, being used for profit just as non-human animals are.<\/p>\n

I would also like to remind you that investing energy and time solely into turning people vegan doesn\u2019t result in any fewer animals being killed (read more on this here<\/strong><\/a>). No matter how great your speech is and how many people you influence, no fewer animals will be killed for food than were last year, as long as you don\u2019t also advocate against capitalism and start addressing larger institutions. Because\u00a0capitalism finds new targets to sell meat & dairy which results to more animals being exploited \/ abused \/ killed each year. Thus, slaughterhouse workers would not have to kill less animals because your spouce \/ friend \/ aunt went vegan. On the contrary.<\/p>\n

So, if you care about humans too, it may be time to look at the bigger picture. What do you prefer? To live in a\u00a0 vegan bubble, where a majority of vegan products are produced by companies who also exploit animals, or the end of all kinds of oppression, empty all the cages and fight speciesism for real?<\/p>\n

Elisabeth Dimitras<\/p>\n

Editing: Dylan Forest<\/p>\n

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