slaughterhouse

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Actor Joaquin Phoenix is among those who has lobbied to end the slaughterhouse operation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

The story “After the Haiku Period,” about batty twin sisters who lay siege to a slaughterhouse, reprises the material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

This approach would allow the federal government to impose effective regulations where the most serious food safety concerns originate: on the farm and in the slaughterhouse.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024

It said that livestock farmers, cheesemakers, slaughterhouse owners and feed suppliers had been informed about the new restrictions.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024

I wanted to distance myself from what had happened back at the slaughterhouse.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros