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Review Meat illuminates a whole new perspective on our meat-eating society. Never having been a true vegan myself, one swift glimpse through these potent pages altered my ways significantly. It has been mentioned upon occasion that animals are treated poorly, unjustly and cruelly, but we remain distant from that suffering until we are face-to-face with a vivid articulation as presented here by Sue and Mandy Coe, who tell us, "the Meat Industry is so appalling that it knows we must not see it." In this eye-opening portrayal, the sickening business of the meat industry is revealed. The two sisters visited slaughterhouses and recount their experiences in words and sketches as graphic as the mind can stomach. In their words, "Witnessing that hell isn't easy...but, witnessing is a powerful tool of change." Seeing for oneself the atrocities inherent in the methods by which we put certain foods on our table can be the birth of change. -- From; review by SH Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Injured animals are dragged in chains to the slaughterhouse. They are whipped, electrocuted, and kicked by frustrated and underpaid workers. It is cheaper to sell a downed animal than to call a vet to ease its suffering. Suffering is mute, but money talks. This is the norm, I have seen it many times. Money talks, and yes, money has power. But its power-its profit-originates from us in our labour and our role as consumers. Animals cannot resist. We can.