Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

One thing they showed the audience was a steer going through the entire process of slaughter, beginning to end. The home viewers only saw a few minutes, but both audiences were appalled at the whole process. Pollan made the point that this was a clean, well-run, Grandin-designed slaughterhouse, and as "humane" as a big one could be. He made the point most are much worse, and that factory farms for poultry are the worst of all.

So many people have no clue. They think it's like dressing a deer or having granny kill a chicken for Sunday dinner.