Inhaling Pig-Brain Mist: Occupational Hazard for Slaughterhouse Workers

Written by PETA

Posted 12-16-2009

When your full-time job is extracting brains from pigs' heads, irreparable trauma and polyradiculoneuropathy are all in a day's work. Polyradic … huh?

Polyradiculoneuropathy is a painful nerve disorder that attacks the peripheral nerves and the spine nerve roots. Earlier this month, a study revealed that 24 slaughterhouse workers had developed the disease after inhaling pig-brain tissue mist.

thebsreport / CC

We always knew that working at a slaughterhouse messes with your head, but now we can say it actually attacks your brain.

Written by Logan Scherer

Tags:

Facebook, pigs, elephants, President Obama, slaughterhouse, Barack, baby, Dennis Rodman, Leonard Cohen, The Exorcist, The Washington Post, brains, polyradiculoneuropathy

Recent Comments

Chyna commented:

Nov 13, 2012 6:19 PM

You've hit the ball out the park! Inecrdible!
S commented:

Dec 21, 2009 8:14 PM

More people need to see these photos and maybe then there will be less meat eaters in the world!
Barbara Smolinski commented:

Dec 20, 2009 11:34 AM

The gates to Hell are open to those that kill the innocents. Animals have a greater sense of kindness then we humans. I wish it was considered murder to kill a animal and that the punishment fit the crime.
Ross Wagner commented:

Dec 19, 2009 8:49 PM

How can you be so judgmental of the workers? This isn't karma and these aren't their animals. A few owners are getting very wealthy by exploiting these animals and the people who slaughter them and you're happy the workers are getting terrible diseases? It's also nice that soldiers get blown up in Afghanistan too cause their killing civilians right? Who profits? If you want to stop something find out who and go after them or better yet the profit system itself. Shame on you all for saying this about people who just want to feed their families.
Heather commented:

Dec 19, 2009 12:32 AM

While I find their Jobs sickening I do have to say that many people who work in slaughter houses do it because they have to not because they want to...Many of them are trying to get green cards....trying to get away from a Horrid life.... The people I feel that should be ill is the people actually making the blood money...Slaughter house workers are usually abused by the People "Higher on the 'Food' Chain"...If they leave they risk being turned in and deportedWatch food inc and even sued if they come forward with information on the cruelty. I wish that there was a program to get these people out of dangerous jobs and into safe humane jobs...
george commented:

Dec 18, 2009 5:11 PM

ive recently became vegetarian and buy quorn products its exactly the same i thought i would be really limited to what food i could eat! the thing that made me veggie was the paul mcartney video he rules!
george commented:

Dec 18, 2009 4:53 PM

good im glad they deserve everything bad that comes to them!
Saucy commented:

Dec 18, 2009 4:50 PM

Their reward awaits them in the BELLY OF THE BEAST.
Bluebell commented:

Dec 18, 2009 3:50 PM

I can only echo a lot of the comments made so far. These people make a living from inflicting harm on others so they don't really deserve anything other than suffering in return.
S. LeClair commented:

Dec 18, 2009 11:26 AM

It is so sad that people who eat bacon do not see the reality behind the final product thet buy at the store. There is a lot of abusesufferingand cruelty in every pack of bacon produced. People need to understand that they are responsible for animal cruelty when they buy meatand by spending their money on such "products" they are signing the paycheck of animal abusers. Viva Peta...thank you for all that you are doing for the voiceless. Stephane LeClair

Page:

Inhaling Pig-Brain Mist: Occupational Hazard for Slaughterhouse Workers

PETA to Philippine Airlines: Ground the Monkey Business!

Celebrities Protest to Free Orca

An Adoption That Was Meant to 'Bea'

Man Who Chained Dog in Garage Barred From Owning Animals

Viola Davis: Ready to 'Help' Elephants Abused by Circuses

USDA Slams Bristol-Myers Squibb With Fine Over Monkey Deaths

Kids Put the 'Rad' in Colorado

IRS Harassed PETA, Too

Hot Cars, Supermodels, Cute Dogs, the Cute Beatle, and Vegan Cookies—What More Could You Ask For?

Canine Murder Mystery on the James River

Bunnies Drowned at Ohio Petland

Elephant Interrupts McCartney's Olympic Rehearsal

Why We Euthanize

PETA's Statement on Eagles Vick Signing

Do You Have 60 Seconds to Save Seals?

General Info:

Site Tools:

International Sites:

Navigation: