slaughterhouse

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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

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

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024

He was just getting started when news broke that 1986 Kentucky Derby winner Ferdinand had reportedly died in a slaughterhouse in Japan.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

In particular, “Food, Inc. 2” spotlights a Tyson meat slaughterhouse based in Waterloo, Iowa, where 13,000 out of 25,000 workers tested positive for COVID.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2024

When he hung up the phone, he said, “When we’re done, go around to the slaughterhouse on Main and see Gerry Jaffe and his family. They’d like to see you in person.”

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride