Don’t Eat the Meat
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Meatland">Meatland</span> <span word="Packing">Packing</span> <span word="Company">Company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span> <span word="slaughterhouse">slaughterhouse</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="mistreating">mistreating</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Humane">Humane</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slaughterhouse">slaughterhouse</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="camera">camera</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span> <span word="filmed">filmed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="prodding">prodding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lame">lame</span> <span word="cow">cow</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="stick">stick</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="cow">cow</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="forklift">forklift</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hose">hose</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nostrils">nostrils</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="cow">cow</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="filmed">filmed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="forklift">forklift</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="lifting">lifting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transporting">transporting</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="investigators">investigators</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="orders">orders</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="humane">humane</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lame">lame</span> <span word="cows">cows</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slaughter">slaughter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="only">only</span>. <span word="Meatland">Meatland</span> <span word="Packing">Packing</span> <span word="Company">Company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="supplier">supplier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="outlets">outlets</span>. <span word="USDA">USDA</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Meatland">Meatland</span> <span word="beef">beef</span>143 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="official">official</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USDA">USDA</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="announced">announced</span>.</p><p> <span word="Consumers">Consumers</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="havent">havent</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>. <span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="USDA">USDA</span> <span word="inspects">inspects</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Meatland">Meatland</span> <span word="supervisors">supervisors</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="felony">felony</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="cruelty">cruelty</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Humane">Humane</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="donate">donate</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cruelty">cruelty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>.</p>
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