
Slaughterhouse
The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.s. Meat Industry
Globe Pequot Publishing · Print & ebook · November 1, 2006
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- Who it’s for
- A clear-eyed look at how consolidation, faster lines, and deregulation affect workers, animals, and consumers.
- Themes
- Meatpacking industry conditions, Workers' experiences, Animal welfare
- Genres
- Animal Rights, Agriculture & Food Systems, Labor & Industrial Relations
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Slaughterhouse is the first book of its kind to explore the impact that unprecedented changes in the meatpacking industry over the last twenty-five years - particularly industry consolidation, increased line speeds, and deregulation - have had on workers, animals, and consumers.
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It is also the first time ever that workers have spoken publicly about what's really taking place behind the closed doors of America's slaughterhouses.In this new paperback edition, author Gail A. Eisnitz brings the story up to date since the book's original publication. She describes the ongoing efforts by the Humane Farming Association to improve conditions in the meatpacking industry, media exposes that have prompted reforms resulting in multimillion dollar appropriations by Congress to try to enforce federal inspection laws, and a favorable decision by the Supreme Court to block construction of what was slated to be one of the largest hog factory farms in the country.Nonetheless, Eisnitz makes it clear that abuses continue and much work still needs to be done
Behind the Meat Industry
A clear-eyed look at how consolidation, faster lines, and deregulation affect workers, animals, and consumers.
Come here for
- Workers speaking publicly about slaughterhouse conditions
- The links between industry change and its human, animal, and consumer costs
Expect
- A sober account of reforms alongside abuses that continue
- An updated edition tracing developments since the book’s original publication
Where it sits
| Labor & Industrial Relations | 55% |
|---|---|
| Animal Rights | 49% |
| Agriculture & Food Systems | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Agribusiness
- Animal Rights
- Agriculture & Food Policy
- Authors
- Gail A. Eisnitz
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Publishing
- Published
- November 1, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Meatpacking industry conditions · Workers' experiences · Animal welfare
- Reading lane
- Agribusiness