My radio interview 2/15 on worker/animal welfare in slaughterhouses

[Guest guest]

I will be interviewed on the radio tomorrow and thought that some of you may be

interested in tuning in. Sorry it's such late notice, but the press release for

it only came out a little while ago. This interview will be archived on their

site in about a week for anyone unable to tune in live. Here is the press

release:

 

*** Animal Voices is Toronto's only animal rights and liberation radio program.

We air live every Tuesday 11 am-12 pm EDT. Catch us at www.ciut.fm, or in the

area at CIUT 89.5 FM. Archived shows and additional info are available at

http://www.animalvoices.ca ***

 

Please join us tomorrow (Feb 15) for a conversation with Virgil Butler, an

ex-Tyson slaughterhouse worker from rural Arkansas. We'll learn about his work

as a chicken processor and killer, and find out why he eventually quit and

became an outspoken animal advocate, founding the group Activists Against

Factory Farming (see below). Arguing that worker and animal welfare are

closely linked within the slaughterhouse, Virgil will offer his analysis of the

current meat industry and share his thoughts on how the situation can be

improved. Specifically, he'll describe the CAK (Controlled Atmosphere Killing)

technique that he believes will " reduc[e] the amount of cruelty the chickens

have to endure as well as the having potential to help improve working

conditions for the workers. " Don't miss this opportunity to hear an insider's

view of the industry.

 

 

For more info about Virgil Butler:

 

" The Cyberactivist "

http://cyberactivist.blogspot.com/

 

Founder of Activists Against Factory Farming

activistsagainstfactoryfarming/

http://www.care2.com/c2cAgainstFactoryFarming

 

 

His bio:

 

Virgil Butler, currently living in rural Arkansas, grew up in the Ozark

mountains in northwest Arkansas on a family farm, raising animals, hunting, and

fishing. He first started working in the poultry industry catching chickens as

a teenager for Valmac industries. After about 5 years of doing this, he left to

join the military. After returning from his service, he began work at Tyson a

slaughter plant in Grannis, AR. He worked in debone for about 3 months,

evisceration for about 6 months, and spent the rest of his years on back dock,

as a live-hanger and killer. He also worked briefly at the Tyson plants in

Waldron and Clarksville, AR, as a live-hanger, and had brief stint working for

Cargill hanging live turkeys. He most recently worked at the Grannis plant as

line lead on back dock, doing live-hang, killing and training new-hires to do

that brutal job. His last night was 11-12-02, and since then he has spoken out

about his experiences, describing the way the industry victimizes the animals

and the workers. He also started his own website, founded Activists Against

Factory Farming groups on and Care2, and he now practices a strict

vegetarian lifestyle. He is currently writing a book about his experiences,

giving talks for various groups, acting as keynote speaker for United Poultry

Concerns Forum last year in Norfolk. He will be speaking at AR2005 in Los

Angeles in July.

 

*** Also, check out AV's recently archived show w/ Josh Harper (on anarchism,

SHAC, and AR) and CEO John Mackey (on the Whole Foods's new animal welfare

initiative), as well as our new forum at http://www.animalvoices.ca/forum ***

 

 

 

 

Virgil Butler

" The Cyberactivist "

http://cyberactivist.blogspot.com/

and Founder of:

Activists Against Factory Farming

 

 

" Be the change you want to see in the world. "

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

----Gandhi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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