22/09/2026
🐄 SMALL ABATTOIRS MATTER 🐄
When a small local abattoir closes, it’s not just a building that disappears.
🌱 Food miles increase — animals may have to travel much further.
🐮 Animal welfare is affected — longer journeys can mean more stress.
🏡 Local communities lose — another vital rural business disappears.
🤝 Local farmers and businesses lose — money that once stayed within the local economy leaves with them.
Small abattoirs are part of the infrastructure that keeps local farming, local food and rural communities alive.
Once they’re gone, getting them back isn’t easy.
Support local. Buy local. Keep local abattoirs working. 🐄🌱
It absolutely does! 💯 Small abattoirs are a largely unseen part of Britain’s local food system