Slaughterhouse by Gail A Eisnitz
Slaughterhouse is the first book of its kind to explore the impact that unprecedented changes in the meatpacking industry over the last twenty-five years - particularly industry consolidation, increased line speeds, and deregulation - have had on workers, animals, and consumers. It is also the first time ever that workers have spoken publicly about what's really taking place behind the closed doors of America's slaughterhouses. In this new paperback edition, author Gail A. Eisnitz brings the story up to date since the book's original publication. She describes the ongoing efforts by the Humane Farming Association to improve conditions in the meatpacking industry, media exposes that have prompted reforms resulting in multimillion dollar appropriations by Congress to try to enforce federal inspection laws, and a favorable decision by the Supreme Court to block construction of what was slated to be one of the largest hog factory farms in the country. Nonetheless, Eisnitz makes it clear that abuses continue and much work still needs to be doneThe Ethical Farming Association's principal investigator is Gail A.Eisnitz, who received the Albert Schweitzer Award for distinguished accomplishment in animal welfare. Her work has resulted in ABC's Good Morning America, PrimeTime Live, and Dateline NBC airing exposes, and her interviews have been broadcast on over 1,000 radio stations. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Miami Herald, Detroit Free Press, Texas Monthly, Denver Business Journal, Los Angeles Times, and US News & World Report. Eisnitz was the driving force behind a front-page investigation in the Washington Postdocumenting slaughterhouse abuses. A Washington Post reporter later praised Eisnitz as the most fearless investigator I've ever met. The story drew one of the greatest reader responses the Washington Post has ever seen.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781591024507 |
| ISBN 10 | 1591024501 |
| Title | Slaughterhouse |
| Author | Gail A Eisnitz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Prometheus Books |
| Year published | 2006-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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