Palatable Euphemisms
By Ginny Mikita
An Animal Rights Poem from All-Creatures.org
All of God's creatures have rights, a fact that most people don't seem to recognize.
This includes both human and non-human animals, but not all of them can speak for themselves.
Palatable Euphemisms
By Ginny Mikita
Skin scorched, horns severed, testicles slashed; crowded feedlots
BEEF. IT'S WHAT'S FOR DINNER.
Environmental indifference
Beaks seared, bones crushed, feet skewered; darkened sheds (20,000 per)
The Incredible Edible Egg.
Anthropomorphic insouciance
Lungs ammonia-clogged, tails amputated, legs deformed; ?iron maidens?
PORK. THE OTHER WHITE MEAT. Don't be blah.
Brutal impudence
Necks chained, flesh anemic, stomachs ulcered; cramped, solitary crates
VEAL. EAT SMART. EAT WELL.
Discriminate reverence
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