There is No Such Thing as a Vegan

Andrew R. French
Aug 24, 2017 · 7 min read

WARNING: Graphic images of butchery are included in this article

I swing my heavy cleaver down onto the sticky surface of the stump, slicing through the thin bone of the chicken’s neck with a swift sureness that I have gained only through practice. The chicken’s eyes grow murky as life withdraws from them and blood spurts from the main artery that supplies the brain.

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