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human-livestock-industrialization
Humans are bred, raised, and processed as livestock for meat, with breeding centres operating like factories.
1 chapter across 1 book
Tender is the Flesh (2017)Gonzalo Bazterrica
Chapter 7
The chapter details a visit to Tod Voldelig, a breeding centre supplying human heads for meat processing, where the protagonist accompanies El Gringo and a German buyer, Egmont Schrei. The narrative explores the industrialized breeding, genetic control, and commodification of humans as livestock, highlighting the dehumanizing practices such as isolation, mutilation, and artificial insemination. The interaction reveals the chilling normalization of violence and exploitation in this dystopian world.