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    Tag:  slaughterhouse

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    Slaughterh­ouse views

    Posted on November 12, 2016November 10, 2016 by Molton
    3.1 K views3HumorOpinion

    Letter writer: Local slaughterh­ouse would be boon for economy, environmen­t and health

    Posted on November 6, 2016November 6, 2016 by Letters

    “Locally slaughtering meat reduces costs and emissions from transport and produces local jobs while keeping our farmers’ dollars here in WNC.”

    2.5 K views5LettersOpinion

    Letter writer: Pick your analogy — holocaust or animal slavery

    Posted on November 1, 2016November 1, 2016 by Letters

    “I’d like to end on a less scholarly note … by quoting Edgar’s Mission Farm Sanctuary in Australia: ‘If we could live happy and healthy lives without harming others, why wouldn’t we?'”

    5.1 K views18LettersOpinion

    Letter writer: The continuing holocaust of animals

    Posted on October 25, 2016October 24, 2016 by Letters

    “The imprisonment for life of animals killed for food is a holocaust that makes all the combined crimes of humanity against other humans pale in number.”

    5.5 K views35LettersOpinion

    Letter writer: Reconsider the holocaust on your plate

    Posted on October 24, 2016October 23, 2016 by Letters

    “Violence is violence, and if you believe in social justice, how can you support the abuse of animals simply because they cannot defend themselves? Isn’t that the basis of most discrimination?”

    4.5 K views16LettersOpinion

    Letter writer: Holocaust comparison­: a response

    Posted on October 22, 2016October 21, 2016 by Letters

    “The point of my [letter] was to express that today, billions of animals are being slaughtered yearly, and this is acceptable to most people.”

    3.3 K views11LettersOpinion

    Letter writer: Eating meat is a personal choice

    Posted on October 18, 2016October 18, 2016 by Letters

    “It is very inappropriate to compare eating meat to killing Jewish people. God has given man dominion over the animals. We are to care for them, fatten them up and eat them.”

    4.3 K views12LettersOpinion

    Letter writer: Holocaust comparison is disturbing

    Posted on October 11, 2016October 10, 2016 by Letters

    ‘Apparently, the reader’s singleminded disagreement with raising and killing animals for their meat has blinded her to the crimes that have been and continue to be committed throughout history by people against people.’

    3.1 K views8LettersOpinion

    Letter writer: Slaughterh­ouse ‘Blues’ is shocking

    Posted on September 21, 2016September 21, 2016 by Letters

    “Someday we will look back on this and wonder how on earth did humans do this?”

    1 like5.6 K views20LettersOpinion

    Abattoir blues: Demand is growing for a local slaughterh­ouse

    Posted on September 7, 2016September 8, 2016 by Jonathan Ammons

    Increasing demand for locally raised meats has Western North Carolina farmers traveling long distances and sitting on waiting lists for regional slaughterhouse services. But is an Asheville-based slaughter facility feasible?

    6.0 K views4FoodFood News

    Letter writer: Eating meat is bad for animals, you and our planet

    Posted on July 30, 2015July 28, 2015 by Letters

    “Beside the cruelty of what actually happens there, slaughterhouses are dangerous for workers and pollute our environment.”

    5.2 K views20LettersOpinion

    Letter writer: Keep slaughterh­ouses in sight and in mind

    Posted on July 29, 2015July 28, 2015 by Letters

    “I say, if we want to feed the tourists red meat, then let’s put the slaughterhouse on Pack Square — with lots of windows and tours on the hour.”

    3.1 K views4LettersOpinion
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