Activist and artist
Laleh Motlagh shares a
smooch with her dog,
Honey. At right are some
of the books Motlagh
read to learn about
animals used for food.
two words are the two sweetest words
in the English dictionary to animal activists
trying to shut down slaughterhouses,”
Grillo wrote. “After hundreds
of calls and emails to the Chicago Department
of Public Health, one of the
worst slaughterhouses in Chicago has
had their license suspended! Let’s celebrate
that this weekend. Chicago Live
Poultry is shut down!”
However, it was a short-lived victory
for Slaughter Free Chicago. Just one
month after this victorious post, Chicago
Live Poultry reopened for business
after cleaning up and addressing the
pest problem. It failed follow-up inspections
May 8 and 15 before it passed
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EYE-OPENING
inspection on May 21. Even still, a temporary
license suspension is a win for
Slaughter Free Chicago.
“If a business has to shut down for a
month because they don’t meet public
health laws, that’s going to negatively
impact their business,” Grillo said in
a year-end recap video on Facebook.
“Our goal, short of shutting them down
completely or helping them transition
to another business, is to cause problems
to make it very difficult for them
to operate on a day-to-day basis. Because
the more difficult it is, the more
likely they are to decide, hey, maybe it’s
time to close up shop and go into some
other kind of business.”