A couple of weeks ago I made the mistake of watching "Blackfish," the 2013 documentary that focused on Tilikum, a killer whale living at SeaWorld Orlando who has been involved in three deaths. The documentary is very well done, and incredibly disturbing. Once seen, it cannot be unseen. Footage...
My first job after graduate school was in Harrisonburg, Va., a largely rural community with several poultry-processing plants. My second apartment there was a few blocks from the biggest plant, and driving home from work or the gym I would frequently get stuck behind semi-trucks heading there wit...