Hallmark & Westland Beef Abuses Cows
A local slaughterhouse in Chino, CA has been temporarily shutdown due to its horrific practices.
It seems that Westland Beef accepts “downed cows” from all over the U.S.
A downed cow is a cow that has outlived its useful life and can no longer function in the mainstream.
These cows often times cannot walk on their own and have to be prodded, tortured, and moved by forklift.
The practices followed by the owners and employees of Westland Beef is truly alarming.
No animal should be subjected to the cruel punishment that these cows are subjected to.
There are two key points that you have to understand about this situation:
1. Westland Beef is the number one provider of government subsidized beef. Their beef is sold to more schools and senior centers than any other beef in the U.S. This meat is very unhealthy and your children are eating it!
2. These inhumane practices are not isolated to Westland Beef. Animals are tortured and abused in slaughterhouses on a daily basis across the United States.
These practices sicken me to no end.
I became a vegetarian five years ago to make a stand against the horrid practices of the commercial meat industry.
I believe that every time we make a purchase (or not), we are voting with our dollars.
Big business does not care about us or the animals that they torture, but they do care about their bottom line (profits).
I am not saying that you should be a vegetarian, but I am saying that you have to be mindfull of where your food comes from.
If you are a meat eater, eat meat that is raised and slaughtered in an ethical manner.
Doing so will make you an “ethical omnivore”.
Vegetarian, vegan, or ethical omnivore; together we can make a difference.
Feel free to leave a comment, I am interested to learn how you feel about this situation.
Peace,
Alexander Morentin