“After they left me, the hogs would go up a hundred-foot ramp to a tank where they’re dunked in 140° water. Water any hotter than that would take the meat right off their bones. There’s no way these animals can bleed out in the few minutes it takes to get up the ramp. By the time they hit the scalding tank, they’re still fully conscious and squealing. Happens all the time. These hogs get up to the scalding tank, hit the water, and start kicking and screaming…there’s a rotating arm that pushes them under. No chance for them to get out. I am not sure if they burn to death before they drown, but it takes them a couple of minutes to stop thrashing.” – “Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry”