Life Inside A Chinese Slaughterhouse

And you thought your job was rough. Photos of a day in the life of abattoir workers outside of Beijing. Pork is China’s favorite meat, and these guys have to struggle to meet the nation’s growing appetite for luxury. posted on September 10, 2012 at 6:22pm EDT

Gavon Laessig BuzzFeed Staff posted about 9 months ago

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Life Inside A Chinese Slaughterhouse

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so it’s basically foxconn without soldering irons.
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How is this different from American slaughter houses?
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I’ve been a vegetarian for 15 years, so WHY WHY WHY did I click this page!??!
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my biggest problem with any of this is the cut out butt-holes/tails. that gaping hole there is disturbing.
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“FOUR LEGS GOOD, TWO LEGS BAD”
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Murderlicious.
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Literally how your sausage is made.
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I often choose to nap amongst carcasses. Wtf?!
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Gross gross gross. But oh so tasty :/
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save a pig; eat a chinaman
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the animals have more space to move around in than in the USA
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Those make bacon.
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