This piece was published several years ago and was meet with a lot of emotional feedback from its readers. To be sure this essay is raw and doesn't hold back on the realities of animal abuse.
Robert, your story was very similar to mine, and I certainly can relate to the horror and would never try to diminish it. It is all too real. However, for some reason, I decided to never “get out”. Here is a piece I wrote for Newsweek explaining my journey: https://edboks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Newsweekuneditedtext.pdf
Robert, your story was very similar to mine, and I certainly can relate to the horror and would never try to diminish it. It is all too real. However, for some reason, I decided to never “get out”. Here is a piece I wrote for Newsweek explaining my journey: https://edboks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Newsweekuneditedtext.pdf
Well done Ed!