Dear Editor,
Federal officials have notified Greenbrier Meat Company, Inc. outside Lewisburg that it violated federal law on March 4 when a bull was conscious and stood up after a worker shot him in the head three times with a rifle. This follows similar incidents in 2022 in which staff shot a pig and a cow in the head up to four times—leaving the animals conscious and severely wounded. Victims of these failed stunning attempts suffer tremendous pain and terror during their protracted deaths, which occur disturbingly often at slaughterhouses.
But even the best-run slaughterhouses are still violently killing individuals with personalities and feelings. Farmed animals feel pain every bit as much as humans do and value their lives, just as you and I value ours. They can’t wait for the meat industry—or the law—to protect them from pain and suffering.
That’s one of the reasons why PETA encourages everyone to eat vegan foods rather than animal-based ones.
Sincerely,
Colin Henstock
Associate Director of Project Strategy
PETA
Norfolk, VA
