Another great quote from the Runkle interview at Britannica:

The story of Virgil Butler, a man who worked hanging chickens on a slaughterhouse line for Tyson in Arkansas for nearly 10 years, gives me hope. Virgil snapped millions of chickens into metal shackles and sent them to their deaths during his time at Tyson. However, over the years he began to sympathize with the suffering of these animals, and was deeply disturbed by the cruelty he witnessed. Eventually, Virgil quite his job, went vegan, and became an outspoken advocate on behalf of farmed animals. Virgil shows the incredible potential humans have to move toward a kinder and more respectful relationship with other animals. If a veteran slaughterhouse worker can put down his knife and become an animal rights activist, I’m confident that anyone can.

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