A social history of the slaughterhouse: from inception to contemporary implications

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Fitzgerald, Amy J. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2010
    URL:
    https://humanecologyreview.org/pastissues/her171/Fitzgerald.pdf
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 136 Document Number: D11440
    Journal Title:
    Human Ecology Review
    Journal Title Details:
    17(1) : 58-69
    Subject Term:
    animal rights, communities, history, information issues, livestock, meat, risk communication, rural communities, social factors, technological advancement, values, industrialization, concentration, cultural differences, food processing, animal welfare, social justice, meat industry, and cultural factors
    Notes:
    12 pages., Online via publication website., Traces the development of the slaughterhouse as a specialized institution through three major periods, beginning in the 18th century. Includes consequences of modern slaughterhouses on cities, small communities, and cultural values, perceptions and tensions.

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