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   Introduction

   The hamburger is an American icon, the center of many of our    family gatherings and children's fun filled trips to McDonald’s,  Burger King, Wendy’s, etc.  Hamburger meat comes  from cows. In the U.S.,  more than 41 million  cows are slaughtered for  the meat and dairy  industries every year  (Cattle Facts), but very  few people think about or know anything about  the processes that produce the hamburger that  they're putting in their mouths and eating with    utter delight. From the cattle ranges to the slaughter house, cows are subjected to    multiple alterations in order to make their products consumable    and long lasting. Large amounts of beef wind up in fast food    restaurants where afforable menu items are consumed by people    who are totally unaware of the harm that they can cause.