Slaughterhouse Workers and cattle in a slaughterhouse in 1942 In livestock agriculture and the meat industry, a slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir (/ ˈæbətwɑːr / ⓘ), is a facility where livestock animals are slaughtered to provide food. Slaughterhouses supply meat, which then becomes the responsibility of a meat-packing facility.
Every single day, a staggering 200 million land animals—cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, turkeys, and ducks—arrive at slaughterhouses. None go willingly, and none leave alive or intact.
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Every year billions of animals all over the world are transported to slaughterhouses, where the last hours of their lives are filled with suffering, surrounded by the fearful calls of hundreds of other animals facing the same fate. These facilities embody how our modern food systems prioritize speed and profit over the welfare of both animals and workers. The environment in slaughterhouses ...
A slaughterhouse is where farmed animals are taken to be killed, usually for food. The method of slaughter varies widely depending on the species, location of the slaughterhouse, and local laws and regulations. Slaughterhouses are often very far away from the farms on which the soon-to-be-slaughtered animals were raised, so livestock frequently spend many hours in transit before they’re ...
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SLAUGHTERHOUSES: FACT SHEET Slaughterhouses are a key source of water pollution and environmental degradation. Laws regulating these facilities are weak and poorly enforced, for the animals killed in the process, the workers putting body and limb on the line, and the environmental health and safety of neighboring communities. From direct disposal of pollutants to ...