What started out, with a single complaint about a Florida
slaughterhouse turned into a tale of intrigue and suspense as
investigator Gail A. Eisnitz unearthed more startling information
about the meat and poultry Americans consume. This shocking story
follows Eisnitz as she becomes submerged in a slaughterhouse
subculture, venturing deeper and deeper into the lives of the
workers. As the stakes become higher in her David-and-Goliath-type
battle, this determined young woman finds herself courageously
taking on one of America's most powerful industries. Slaughterhouse
takes readers on a frightening but true journey from one
slaughterhouse to another throughout the country. Along the way we
encounter example after example of mistreated animals...intolerable
working conditions...lax standards...the slow, painful deaths of
children killed as a result of eating contaminated meat...the
author's battle with the major television networks...and a
dangerously corrupt federal agency that chooses to do nothing
rather than risk the wrath of agribusiness...before the whole
affair is blown wide open in this powerful expose. In an effort to
understand how such rampant violations could occur right under the
noses of U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspectors - the
individuals charged with enforcing humane regulations in
slaughterhouses - Eisnitz examines the inspectors' track record for
enforcing meat and poultry safety regulations, their primary
responsibility. Following a long paper trail, she learns that
contaminated meat and poultry are pouring out of federally
inspected slaughterhouses and, not surprisingly, deaths from
foodborne illness have quadrupled in the United States in the
lastfifteen years. Determined to tell the whole story, Eisnitz then
examines the physical price paid by employees working in one of
America's most dangerous industries. In addition to suffering
disfiguring injuries and crippling repetitive motion disorders,
employees describe tyrannical working conditions in which
grievances are met with severe reprisals or dismissals.
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Sat, 18 Jun 2011 | Review
by: Xrizi
Deeply disturbing.
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