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I expect to see abuses that make exploitation more efficient, but these cases seem to be straightforward abuse (like hitting and kicking) for no particular reason? WHY
Slaugherhouses and similar lines of work change a person for the worse. Institutionalized killing makes workers often numb and more prone to all forms of violence. PTSD is common as well. Near universal dairy industry practices include things like killing cows after their productivity declines, separating calves from mothers, and more. Some quotes from workers in slaughterhouses I think describe what those kinds of things do to a person most aptly
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4841092/
Here's another
https://theconversation.com/animals-suffer-for-meat-production-and-abattoir-workers-do-too-127506
Geeze I guess it makes some morbid sense when you frame it that way. Human adapt to horrible circumstances in horrible ways.