Slaughterhouse

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July 16, 2022

‘A Lamb To Slaughter.’ A Short Story by Lily Carrington

‘Molly’ the lamb journeys to the slaughterhouse, where she watches her friend be killed. Next, it’s her turn. This is a story about a lamb. She doesn’t...

July 4, 2022

Cows understand ‘Cow’, Pigs understand ‘Pig’

End Animal Slaughter editor Sandra Kyle states the obvious: Animals understand what others of their species are saying to them. And just as with us, some...

April 11, 2022

From Meatpacker to Animal Rights Activist – Gaylene Smith

Millions of animals are killed in slaughterhouses in New Zealand every year – but very little is heard about the people doing the work there. Here Gaylene...

March 4, 2022

A Mother Named 940

Animal Activist and poet Monika Arya had a brief encounter with a mother pig on her way to slaughter, and left a trace of kindness in a pain-filled life...

February 22, 2022

Heat-Stressed Pigs – Aotearoa’s inadequate animal welfare laws

On a hot New Zealand Summer’s day activists recorded a truckload of pigs arriving at a slaughterhouse, panting and showing signs of stress brought about...

September 14, 2021

‘Lumps of flesh covered every surface’ – A slaughterhouse worker’s story

In this moving article, End Animal Slaughter contributor Mike Shaw recalls his job as a slaughterhouse worker, his ‘epiphany’ as he was about to kill a...

July 26, 2021

The Last Day Of Their Lives – Testimony Of A Slaughterhouse Worker

In this article, undercover vegan/animal activist Alan G recounts his experience in chicken, pig and sheep slaughterhouses in the United States...

May 27, 2021

Our Relationship With Animals Is Dysfunctional: What’s The Answer?

Humans love animals yet perpetrate extreme violence against them. We have a world to share, so we need to forge a better relationship. Where do we begin?...

March 17, 2021

There is no such thing as an ethical carnivore

In 2016 British author and journalist Louise Gray wrote a book entitled ‘The Ethical Carnivore: My Year Killing To Eat‘. In this Guardian article she...

February 24, 2021

The Horse Who Couldn’t Run Fast Enough – The Sad Fate of Wonder Dreamer’s Foal

It is a heartbreaking picture, snapped with a cellphone. A young horse, not yet two years old, has just arrived at a slaughterhouse in South Korea. The...

February 23, 2021

Death By A Thousand Cuts – How we Make Farmed Animals Suffer In The Slaughter Process

In this article End Animal Slaughter contributor Lynley Tulloch claims that the suffering of animals sent to slaughter is far from instantaneous. (All...

February 18, 2021

They Are Not Yours To Roast: Animals Who Flee The Slaughterhouse

End Animal Slaughter Contributor Lynley Tulloch writes that animals who flee the slaughterhouse should never have been there in the first place. Shrek is...

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