Paradox

Beef-eaters across the United States are shocked and disgusted after the Humane Society released a secret video showing the abuse of cows at a slaughterhouse. You heard it right, the abuse of cows at a slaughterhouse. This is the same perverse sentiment that causes meat-eating societies to balk at the clubbing of baby seals in Canada or the slaughter of dogs and cats in China.

Here are some cattle slaughter statistics for the US:













For 2007, that is 2.84 million cattle heads slaughtered every month, 34 million over the course of the year.