A maximum of 8 hours
\nfor the transportation times
\nfrom farm through to the slaughterhouse
\nacross Europe, the climbs
\nup mountain and through tunnels
\nmust stress the livestock so
\nand it was hoped they might be killed
\nmore locally you know
\nthe flow would then be reefer boxes
\ncontaining meat instead
\nof those poor living earthlings
\nsome as good as dead
\npacked into these trailers
\ntightly may be so
\neach one rubbing against the sides
\ntillg bruising starts to show
\nsmaller pigs gets crushed of course
\nand buy the time that they
\narrive at destination
\nwhat can people say<\/p>\n
they are tired and very nervous
\nshattered one might feel
\nand then their hoisted on the chains
\nand their throats are cut for real
\nit must be really rotten
\nthe trauma of it all
\nbut now the 8 hours maximum is in place
\nthe long haul
\nis now reduced a little bit
\nbut 8 hours on your feet
\nand tossed about on European roads
\nlife s far from sweet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A maximum of 8 hours for the transportation times from farm through to the slaughterhouse across Europe, the climbs up mountain and through tunnels must stress the livestock so and it was hoped they might be killed more locally you … Continue reading