slaughterhouse
Sign in to savethumb|Workers and cattle in a slaughterhouse in 1942
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- History
- Reform movement
- Regulation and expansion
- Design
- Mobile design
- International variations
- Preservation techniques
- Law
- Animal welfare concerns
- Worker exploitation concerns
- Slaughterhouse mortality impact
- Psychological impact
- Working conditions
- References
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thumb|Workers and cattle in a slaughterhouse in 1942
In livestock agriculture and the meat industry, a slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir (), is a facility where livestock animals are slaughtered to provide food. Slaughterhouses supply meat, which then becomes the responsibility of a meat-packing facility.