George's Meat Market ... a photo essay by Tricia McInroy

    A Muslim butcher says a prayer over each chicken as he slits their throats and then throws them into a bucket.
    George's Meat Market delivers fresh goats to stores in Chinatown. The Chinese are more comfortable with the sight of dead animals than most Americans: They would rather know where the animals came from and how they were killed.


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