While a lamb slaughter might fall under such an initiative, how might products from slaughterhouses outside of Denver be affected? The prohibition on the “use of slaughterhouses” might give voters pause. Any facility that processes meat, defined as “livestock” under Colorado law including beef, lamb, pork, and poultry, is covered by the initiative.
Colorado livestock interests are already trying to determine how much damage Denver voters could do to the state’s $14 billion industry. As recently as 2021, the Colorado livestock industry went to the state Supreme Court to stop a harmful initiative to prevent the use of artificial insemination and pregnancy diagnosis for farm animals.
Superior Farms is one of the largest lamb processing facilities in the United States, employing 170 people at its Denver plant. It originated in Colorado and expanded to California several decades ago. They not only ship their product out of state, but to most every grocery store and restaurant in Colorado that sells lamb.
I’m sure they targeted Denver for a reason.
The people in Denver also voted to murder babies up until birth.