In this episode, Kathy Stevens and Scott David discuss:

* The massive scale of Quality Pork Processors

* The program piloted by Quality Pork Processors that erases the maximum speed on the slaughter line...and the problems caused by such speed

* How hard animals fight for their lives

* How workers who must "keep the line moving" treat pigs who are too weak or injured to move

* Suggestions for individuals who want to work on behalf of animals

Key Takeaways:

* The emphasis on speed at all slaughterhouses makes an already horrible experience for animals and workers far worse than it needs to be

* Downer animals -- those too weak to stand/move on their own -- are beaten and shocked so that the line can keep moving

* Slaughterhouse workers are victims, too, under enormous pressure from management to maintain a rate of speed that is not possible without grave consequences

* The suffering of billions of animals annually vanishes if we choose not to eat them

“These animals are struggling, trying to get away however the can...but they're in a slaughterhouse: there's nowhere for them to go." – Scott David

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