Butcher Meat Slaughtered 
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 14, 2022
Of course, a land of beefeaters needs butchers. Given its veneration of Chianina beef, it’s hardly surprising that Tuscany has brought forth the world’s first celebrity butcher. An avian butcher at work: Red-backed Shrike ( Lanius collurio ) depicted by Dutch bird illustrator J.G.
Critter News
DECEMBER 6, 2011
Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month. Read the complete article at pantagraph.com. 18 to keep the government afloat until mid-December.
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Critter News
MARCH 7, 2012
horses destined to die and be butchered in one of Canada’s equine slaughterhouses for human consumption abroad.” The story, by author and animal rights activist Ernest Dempsey calls Stanwood, Washington “Death Row for horses” because of the location not far away of a “major buying station, collection point and feedlot for U.S.
Critter News
JULY 22, 2011
THE DUTCH parliament has voted overwhelmingly to ban the ritual slaughter of livestock. This could halt production of kosher and halal meat in the Netherlands – and lead to similar campaigns in other European countries. Excerpted from the Irish Times.
Critter News
APRIL 2, 2012
These dogs were rescued by Chinese activists before they could be slaughtered for meat. According to this article from the NPR site , such rescues are occuring more regularly as dogs are increasingly becoming pets. A good story from China for once.
Animal Person
OCTOBER 26, 2009
And what follows, as you might imagine, is his support of "ethical meat" (for those who insist on eating animals). Some have tried to resolve this gap by hunting or butchering an animal themselves, as if those experiences might somehow legitimize the endeavor of eating animals. He is against it for himself and his family.
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