Coal power plants were paid to close. Is it time to do the same for slaughterhouses?

Coal power plants were paid to close. Is it time to do the same for slaughterhouses?

Ocphoto/ShutterstockThe food industry will go to great lengths (and spend a fortune) to lobby policymakers, confuse the public and politicise scientific findings. You can see the results in the UK’s delay of a ban on junk food advertisers targeting children, or the orchestrated backlash to a report that recommended cutting red meat consumption and embracing more plant-based diets. It’s a well-worn playbook. When scientific evidence indicates the…

Slaughterhouses serve market, but where do we put them? - The Woodstock Independent

By Susan W. Murraynews@the woodstockindependent.com Two slaughterhouse proposals winding their way through site plan reviews and eventual votes by the McHenry County Board are creating friction between the business owners […] Subscribe or Login to continue reading this quality article by The Woodstock Independent Start a free trial, the…