thoughts of desperate cows clambering to avoid the stun bolt I'm certainly not saying that this never happens (How would I know? And from what I hear you don't

thoughts of desperate cows clambering to avoid the stun bolt I'm certainly not saying that this never happens (How would I know? And from what I hear you don't want to give the meatpacking industry too much slack; they cut every corner they can. Read Fast Food Nation...) but Temple Grandin claims to have built an entire career out of making sure that this sort of thing doesn't happen. She says that panicking the cows is more than just cruel: It lowers the quality of the meat and it threatens to slow your slaughterhouse to a halt. I read a book by Grandin, and she's an unusual writer; perhaps because she's autistic, she's almost supernaturally incapable of mincing words. I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable reading her work to a kid. :) Incidentally, as a non-vegetarian married to a vegetarian, I understand your point of view perfectly...