To think bad of people that work in slaughterhouses??

[RiverMeadow]

I was reading something earlier and it got me thinking about the members of staff who actually work in slaughterhouses and who see these things first hand.

Regardless of whether you eat meat or not we're all still human and I'd assume it's a job that's a very hard one emotionally... or am I wrong?? Do the colleagues just look at it like a job and not physically killing animals? It would break my heart 😭

[AlexaShutUp]

I don't think badly of anyone who works hard to support themselves and their family. For some, it may be the only job that they can get.

I do think it's a bit of an odd choice for a job, if someone has other options. However, each to their own, I suppose.

I stopped eating meat as a teenager, after staying on a farm for a couple of weeks. I realised that I would not feel comfortable killing an animal myself, and it therefore felt hypocritical to eat animals that had been killed by others. I don't judge anyone for their dietary choices in the slightest, but I do think people who eat meat probably ought to accept the reality of what happens to the animals before they reach the table.

[GreytExpectations]

[quote RiverMeadow]@GreytExpectations My response was to you calling me judgemental etc.

I didn't ask if there was a solution to where we could close slaughterhouses and everyone would live happily ever after did I? My thread was about the people who work in slaughterhouses and how they must feel and why they work there, to which I now have the answers?[/quote]
You are being judgmental. Your thread title literally says you think badly of people who work in then. And yes, i saw your backtrack and don't believe it for a second. The 2 phrases are not remotely similar, you just saw people not agree with you and so quickly changed your angle but you are still judging those that work there.

[Bookaholic73]

I feel terrible for them.
However, I know that without their work, I’d probably be vegetarian. I don’t think I can judge them.

[Babesinthewud]

I’m sure they don’t want to do it but needs must if they have a family to feed.

[VenusTiger]

I couldn't do it OP and we'd not have lasted long in the days when we hunted for our food.

[firstmentat]

I think nearly every vet school in the UK expects candidates to have a week or so of experience of shadowing an abattoir vet? That's what put my colleague's doctor off from applying, she went for human medicine instead, and now surprisingly moved into euthanasia research.

[QuestionableMouse]

@gonesolo

meat is a vital part of the food chain

Eh? I don’t think it is. I think we could all be veggie if we wanted to. Obviously cats and dogs would have to eat Quorn or something. Not sure about zoo animals.

Quorn all round I guess.

Shame quorn gives many people awful digestive problems. And cats need meat.

[firstmentat]

colleague's doctor= colleague's daughter. Grrrr!

[Enderthedragon]

Humans have killed animals for meat forever. It's not innately 'wrong' for humans to do so and it is only in recent decades in western culture where people have become squeamish about it.

This. We have become squeamish about it because we have the luxury to be squeamish about it.

[RiverMeadow]

@GreytExpectations You are being judgmental. Your thread title literally says you think badly of people who work in then. And yes, i saw your backtrack and don't believe it for a second. The 2 phrases are not remotely similar, you just saw people not agree with you and so quickly changed your angle but you are still judging those that work there.

I disagree. I don't mind if people to agree with me or not, plenty of the people replying don't. My second post literally said I had worded the title incorrectly, maybe it did come across as judgemental but it certainly was not intended to, I'm ok with this and my intentions for the post thank you!

[Waveysnail]

They are put in very low areas of social economics. I ended up working on the admin side of one as a temp job. There was no other work for unskilled workers for 50plus miles. I didnt last long as found it too much even being on the floor.

[Waveysnail]

Not being

[RiverMeadow]

@Waveysnail I can now completely understand this. I suppose it does create jobs in areas where there would ordinarily be a job shortage for unskilled workers.

[WorraLiberty]

So how do you feel about farmers who breed/raise animals and send them off to be slaughtered?

[RedPanda2]

I don't want to work in one but i eat meat, so I'm grateful for the staff that do. I also couldn't test medicines or treatments on beagles but I used to work in a hospital that did, and I'm grateful for the medicines.

[RiverMeadow]

I have just searched for the daily mail piglet article and couldn't read further than the title!!

[leli]

I've been 7/8ths vegetarian for a long while. This thread has prompted me to go 8/8ths.

Yes, I do judge people who kill animals for a living.

[Yankathebear]

EXh used to work in one. I am veggie. He used to stink.

[RiverMeadow]

@WorraLiberty I'm not sure, I've not thought about it? I was specifically speaking about the physical process of killing the animals. I suppose the farmers don't really see that side of it, nor would the people at the other end packing the meat (I would imagine)

[canigooutyet]

What is the point to these threads?
To remind people who work in appalling conditions that they are. ?
To remind them constantly of the practices. ?
To remind them how underpaid and shit the job is?
To bring up long term health impacts such as ptsd?

Surely if people were that concerned instead of pointing out the negatives, they would be looking at ways to bring improvements.

It’s not a job for everyone. Just like grave diggers, fruit pickers, morticians etc. No need to show faux concern simply because it goes against your own choices and beliefs.

Good for you that chose to live without meat, leather footwear, bags, belts, various other food treats and more.

I enjoy a bit of milk chocolate every now and then. Heard the noise from a dairy farm?

[deepwatersolo]

YABU. I am sure the people working there would prefer some other profession, could they choose freely, without economic constraints.

Now the capitalists on the other hand, who own the slaughterhouses and could easily effect a more humane treatment of those animals,... you should reserve your disdain for them. They clearly have a choice, and they choose suffering over sub-maximum profits.

[canigooutyet]

How can you not think about the other processes involved from birth to plate?

Im a meat eater and I’m fully aware of how it all ends up in my house. Not just the conditions of animals.

And what about zoos? Those should have been abolished long ago. At least humans get a trial before they are sentenced to a lifetime behind bars.

[Wewearpinkonwednesdays]

You seem to be making some point suggesting that defence lawyers are immoral people because criminals sometimes go free. But if you believe that, you must genuinely have an alternative vision for the criminal justice system. If it’s immoral to defend people who may be guilty of crimes, what do you think we should do instead of having criminal trials

I didn't say I do believe that. My point is all jobs have bad points. Some have worse points than others, and if you are going to judge someone for providing a service that you disagree with, then surely we can't limit that to people who kill animals for meat? The OP seems to be suggesting people who work in slaughter houses are immoral, so.....

[Marmite17]

If there was no market this job wouldn't exist Glad I don't have to hunt and kill my own steak.
We are as guilty as any carnivore; but waste food

[Wewearpinkonwednesdays]

Guilty as soon as you're accused is the best system, eh?

Sorry, who said that?