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The Effects Of Animal Cruelty On The Workplace

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Joie Camalo
English 1A Summer 2014
July 20, 2014
Research Essay
Abuse in the Workplace To this company an arm is only worth thirty seven thousand dollars, and a finger is only worth two thousand. In America there are a number of organizations that are put together to stop animal cruelty, to protect not only domestic animals but also protect the ones that live in the wild from poachers or hunters. But how many organizations are there for stopping human cruelty? This may be a bizarre concept to try and understand because it doesn’t seem possible for there to be cruelty to human beings. Yes, there is the commonly heard term of abuse, but cruelty and abuse are two different things. Abuse is defined as being an action where someone is being treating with violence, usually repeatedly, while cruelty is a behavior that causes physical or mental pain to another being. Slaughterhouses are a prime example of human cruelty because slaughterhouse employees are exposed to harsh weather conditions, are around extremely dangerous machinery and work in an unsanitary environment. In a traditional job setting employee cruelty could be classified as gender issues, sexual orientation and racial diversity. However, less traditional jobs such as slaughterhouses their employees are affected by much more radical ways of cruelty, these radical forms of cruelty can include physical, psychological torment and low wages. Slaughterhouse workers and required to dress from head to toe in

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