Pictures of a hog slaughter at Iowa State University Meat Laboratories. If you click on the link, you will see blood and guts, so consider yourself warned. Though Chef Cosentino reports it was "done quickly and respectfully," seeing the picture of the floppy-eared pig walking into the stun pen saddened me more than I anticipated.
Posted on July 13, 2006
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