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Slaughterhouse #10 - Scottsdale Pork Abattoir and Piggery, Scottsdale, Tasmania In 2018 and 2019, Tasmania’s pig meat industry looked like it was close to extinction. The sudden closure of JBS’ Devonport slaughterhouse in 2018, meant that the state's already small population of pig farmers were faced with an uncertain future. Already the only state in Australia without pig gas chambers, Tasmania could have been the first state to do away with pig slaughter entirely, shrinking one of the most violent and horrifying animal slaughter industries in the country. Instead, Tasmania’s Liberal government chose to give 2 million dollars to Scottsdale Pork, a company operated by members of the Exclusive Brethren religious group. Instead of letting a dying industry come to a close, the Australian government used public money to support the unnecessary and unjustifiable abuse of thinking and feeling animals. --------------------------------------------------- Follow our journey to e
