Jack is a sheep farmer. He gets some government subsidies,
and also works long hours to keep his sheep happy and healthy. When his beasts
are ready for slaughter, he offers them to an abattoir. The abattoir is very
choosy and may reject Jack’s sheep, which is a disaster for him, as there is no
other route to the market. If he is lucky the abattoir will accept the animals,
slaughter them and sell them, at a large profit, to the supermarket. Jack does
not see any of this money. The populace struggle to afford the price of meat,
but the government has no control over this. When Jack feels like a nice piece
of lamb, he buys it from the supermarket. Meanwhile, Jack provides his services
for free as an inspector of other farmers’ animals.
See BishopBlog for more. Dorothy Bishop wants authors and reviewers to boycott Elsevier journals.
Her blog has a number of fascinating and humorous posts, including:
How to become a celebrity science expert (sarcastic)
Science Journal Editors: A Taxonomy
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