S2: The V Word- What's It All About? *Bonus Five Minutes*

Hello again, 
After we recorded our full episode we were chatting about specific stats, facts and figures relating to animal slaughter and cruelty with Evelyn. We turned on the mic to capture this for anyone who is interested in knowing more. It is not for the fainthearted but it is important information. We have also included separate show notes below to aid with any further research you wish to do!

More recent slaughter numbers: https://www.facebook.com/NARAcampaignsIRELAND/posts/2157930680896929

Meat The Victims Footage: (Ireland January 2020) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ayRUUpO20/?utm_source=ig_embed https://www.instagram.com/meat_the_victims/?hl=en

Free range standards: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/farmingsectors/poultry/guidelinesforfreerangepoultryproducersandslaughterhouses72010.pdf

ISPCA laying hen conditions: https://www.ispca.ie/news/detail/ispca_highlight_cruelty_of_intensive_laying_hen_farming

Employee well being: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4841092/

Cow slaughter: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/irish-cattle-slaughtered-in-conditions-breaching-eu-law-1.3033583

Slaughter Statistics: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine : provide species breakdown figures for animals slaughtered in Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) approved slaughter plants during 2017.  

 

Bovine –       1,747,053 

Ovine –        2,948,493 

Porcine –      3,291,322 

Poultry –       95,511,268

Equine –       7,748