On Sept. 17, the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources will be holding a public hearing regarding the proposed slaughterhouse at the R. E. Hooks Community Building at 7 p.m. in St. Pauls and here's why you should go and have your voice heard for the sake of our beloved waters: The slaughterhouse proposed to be located in St. Pauls is virtually identical to a Sanderson Farms factory located in Kinston, and the stories of the two facilities are shaping up to be uncomfortably similar in their reliance on backroom deals and an uninformed public.