theHRguy@lemmy.world to vegan@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoThe number of Slaughterhouses in the UK has declined from 320 in 2003 to just 249 in 2018, a drop of over 20% in 15 yearsmedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down13
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkThe number of Slaughterhouses in the UK has declined from 320 in 2003 to just 249 in 2018, a drop of over 20% in 15 yearsmedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.world to vegan@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareJimmyChanga@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoIs that due to a reduction in meat consumption or an increase in imported meat or efficiency increases in slaughterhouses?
minus-squareCoolGirl586@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoSmaller, independent slaughterhouses are closing in favor of larger, more industrial ones. The bigger ones are more efficient at the cost of animal welfare.
minus-squareJimmyChanga@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoWell shit, that was what I was worried about
Is that due to a reduction in meat consumption or an increase in imported meat or efficiency increases in slaughterhouses?
Smaller, independent slaughterhouses are closing in favor of larger, more industrial ones. The bigger ones are more efficient at the cost of animal welfare.
Well shit, that was what I was worried about