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| factory farming Slaughterhouses aren't just for 'factory farming.' It's mandated by law that only licensed/register abattoir can kill animals used for meat,
by pyre 14y ago
| factory farming
Slaughterhouses aren't just for 'factory farming.' It's mandated by law that only licensed/register abattoir can kill animals used for meat, so even the animals coming from 'humane' farms go through the same process.
Also, I remember reading some statistics about how domestic violence is higher among slaughterhouse workers. Too lazy to look it up, but IIRC it was after they started working there (not necessarily that violent people were attracted to the trade).
- ethomson 14y agoThis depends on the animal. My recollection was that one must process cattle through a USDA approved facility, but there were no such restrictions on pork or poultry. (The lack of a poultry restriction is obvious to anyone who's bought an organic bird from a local farm.) Further, as the local eating movement grows, there's an increase in the number of "boutique" (if you will) slaughterhouses. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/06/04/153511889/small-scale-slaughterhouses-aim-to-put-the-local-back-in-local-meat http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/06/04/153511889/small-...