Yes, yes it is.

http://www.templegrandin.com/templehome.html

yeah it is, her name is Temple Grandin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin

I remembered her from a news story I saw when I was a teenager.

What a fascinating person. And it's always awesome seeing genuine high functioning autism after dealing with self-diagnosed internet aspies. She's like Ulillillia of slaughterhouses.

She's a well-respected published author and works to help end animal suffering in slaughterhouses. Get yer head out of yer ass.

Most of her work has to do with handling animals pre-slaughter so they're not distressed. Her insights into animal behavior have allowed the elimination of many of the brute force methods that were traditionally used in animal agriculture.

So you, head, ass, etc.

Worst job in animal ag is still the turkey raper.

Modern turkeys have been bred with such large breasts that the males can no longer perform insemination. So their semen is retrieved, diluted, and laying turkey hens are picked up and injected. Guys spend 8+ hour days, picking hens up by their feet, flipping them against their knee, inserting a baster into their cloaca, injecting and tossing them. Getting scratched and having shit squirted at them.

Ten hens every minute.

Oh, happy Thanksgiving.