3/13, Berkeley, Food for Thought Book Club: Slaughterhouse by Gail Eisnitz

February 6, 2010

Hi folks,

Bay Area Vegetarians' Food for Thought Book Club invites you to join us for our March meeting and discussion on

Slaughterhouse by Gail Eisnitz: "What started out, with a single complaint about a Florida slaughterhouse turned into a tale of intrigue and suspense as investigator Gail A. Eisnitz unearthed more startling information about the meat and poultry Americans consume. This shocking story follows Eisnitz as she becomes submerged in a slaughterhouse subculture, venturing deeper and deeper into the lives of the workers. As the stakes become higher in her David-and-Goliath-type battle, this determined young woman finds herself courageously taking on one of America's most powerful industries. Slaughterhouse takes readers on a frightening but true journey from one slaughterhouse to another throughout the country. Along the way we encounter example after example of mistreated animals...intolerable working conditions...lax standards...the slow, painful deaths of children killed as a result of eating contaminated meat...the author's battle with the major television networks...and a dangerously corrupt federal agency that chooses to do nothing rather than risk the wrath of agribusiness...before the whole affair is blown wide open in this powerful expose ....."

Full information and details on the event calendar listing:

03/13 Food for Thought Book Club: Slaughterhouse by Gail Eisnitz - Berkeley

RSVP : Tammy [ http://bayareaveg.org/rsvp.htm?id=2310 ]

We will be meeting at Vegi Food in north Berkeley. This is a buddhist Chinese all vegetarian restaurant, so no onions or garlic are used (not to be confused with Long Life Vegi in Berkeley, which despite its name serves sea animals). Veg Food has been serving the community since 1979 -- most likely one of the longest-running veg restaurants in the Bay Area. It's definitely a hole-in-the-wall restaurant ...

Cheers,Tammy

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