slaughterhouses

A spectacle that may be slightly less common in the UK these days: pigs arriving at a slaughterhouse to get slaughtered. - Photo: Atelier68

04-10-2021 | News

Fears rise for UK pig sector as abattoir backlog grows

The UK is facing a CO2 shortage at the moment, impacting pig slaughterings. - Photo: Shutterstock

28-09-2021 | News

CO2 shortage could force farmers to cull own pigs

The Aurora headquarters in Chapecó, Santa Catarina. - Photo: Aurora

11-01-2021 | News

China suspends pork imports from Brazil slaughterhouse

Germany s largest slaughterhouse, owned by Tönnies, in Rheda-Wiedenbrück. - Photo: Hans Prinsen

24-06-2020 | News

Covid-19: German meatpackers improve hiring procedures

Finishing pigs are being released for slaughter at a slaughterhouse. - Photo: Atelier 68

24-06-2020 | News

EFSA addresses welfare issues at pig slaughter

Photo: Shutterstock

04-06-2020 | News

Covid-19: Only minor outbreaks at pork plants in Spain

Employees in a slaughterhouse often have to work fairly close together, which could encourage virus spread. - Photo: Hans Prinsen

27-05-2020 | News

Pork plant workers in Brazil infected with Covid-19

Finisher pigs on a farm in Iowa. The US number 1 pig producing state appears to escape mass cullings so far. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

22-05-2020 | News

Covid-19: US pig backlog may rise to 10 million

The Tönnies plant in Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany. - Photo: Hans Prinsen

18-05-2020 | News

Covid-19: German pork plants test negative, Italy fears the worst