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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the profession of the one full-time local government employee in Brevig Mission?
2. The situation of plants being unable to render cattle unconscious before processing has improved, according to Temple Grandin, largely due to audits demanded by whom?
3. According to the National Chicken Council how many chickens are improperly slaughtered each year?
4. At approximately what age are cattle commonly now slaughtered for meat?
5. What solution was underway for Frank Reese and his slaughterhouse situation?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe zoonotic disease and the "H" viruses as they affect humans?
2. When and where was Niman Ranch established? What are the missions of the company?
3. What is the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act and when was it enacted?
4. What is the justification provided by the author of the transcript in "I Am A Vegan Who Builds Slaughterhouses"?
5. Describe the different points in processing where contamination often occurs.
6. What meat industry does the author consider to be the most ethically upstanding? Why?
7. The author asserts that the ethical relationship of farmers to farm animals is unique. How does he elaborate on this?
8. How does the author describe the setup of the second farm he visited with C in "The Life and Death of a Bird"?
9. What is Bill Niman's response to Bruce Friedrich's transcript in the book?
10. Why does the author discuss the 1918 flu pandemic?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the life of a pig in an industrial farm. With how many pigs would it be raised? Where would it be raised? What would it be fed? How long would it live? How would it die?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch and owner Frank Reese. When was the ranch founded? What drew Frank Reese to become a farmer? What does the Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch specialize in?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the impacts of working in a slaughterhouse. What is the turnover rate for slaughterhouse workers? What are wages like? How would you describe the working conditions for these laborers?
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