Misplaced Pages

#894105

19-515: The mainly Catholic southern part of the Oldenburg Land is known as Oldenburg Münsterland , the mainly Lutheran northern part is known as Oldenburg Land ( Old Oldenburg ) in its narrower sense. In terms of Germany's modern administrative districts , Oldenburg Land roughly corresponds to Ammerland , Cloppenburg , Delmenhorst , Friesland , Oldenburg (rural) , Oldenburg (urban) , Vechta , Wesermarsch , and Wilhelmshaven . These 9 districts have

38-618: A 2018 study in the Italian Journal of Food Safety, slaughterhouse workers are instructed to wear ear protectors to protect their hearing from the constant screams of animals being killed. A 2004 study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine found that "excess risks were observed for mortality from all causes, all cancers, and lung cancer" in workers employed in the New Zealand meat processing industry. The worst thing, worse than

57-713: A combined population of about 1.1 million (per the end of 2016) and an area of about 5,700 km2 (2,200 mi2 ). The borders of the Oldenburg Land are still clear today from the boundaries of institutions such the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg , the Offizialatsbezirk Vechta of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster and the Landessparkasse zu Oldenburg . The largest towns, apart from

76-777: A pipe. I can't care. The act of slaughtering animals, or of raising or transporting animals for slaughter, may engender psychological stress or trauma in the people involved. A 2016 study in Organization indicates, "Regression analyses of data from 10,605 Danish workers across 44 occupations suggest that slaughterhouse workers consistently experience lower physical and psychological well-being along with increased incidences of negative coping behavior." A 2009 study by criminologist Amy Fitzgerald indicates, "slaughterhouse employment increases total arrest rates, arrests for violent crimes, arrests for rape, and arrests for other sex offenses in comparison with other industries." As authors from

95-411: Is a heavily vertically integrated industry where the majority of supply chain stages are integrated and owned by one company. The livestock industry uses more land than any other human activity and is one of the largest contributors to water pollution and greenhouse gas emissions . A relevant factor is the produced species' feed conversion efficiency . Taking into account other concerns, like

114-528: The Plukon Food Group and Westfleisch operate industrial meat processing facilities in the region. This Lower Saxony location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Meat industry The meat industry are the people and companies engaged in modern industrialized livestock agriculture for the production, packing , preservation and marketing of meat (in contrast to dairy products, wool , etc.). In economics ,

133-581: The United States . On average, one employee of Tyson Foods , the largest meat producer in America, is injured and amputates a finger or limb per month. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reported that over a period of six years, in the UK 78 slaughter workers lost fingers, parts of fingers or limbs, more than 800 workers had serious injuries, and at least 4,500 had to take more than three days off after accidents. In

152-472: The federal districts of Cloppenburg and Vechta . It forms the southern part of the historical region of Oldenburg Land , so it is also called Südoldenburg . The inhabitants of the region accordingly call themselves Südoldenburger , with the denominative Oldenburger Münsterländer being rather uncommon. In 1252, the Prince-Bishopric of Münster acquired the former County of Ravensberg-Vechta . With

171-470: The PTSD Journal explain, "These employees are hired to kill animals, such as pigs and cows, that are largely gentle creatures. Carrying out this action requires workers to disconnect from what they are doing and from the creature standing before them. This emotional dissonance can lead to consequences such as domestic violence, social withdrawal, anxiety, drug and alcohol abuse, and PTSD." Slaughterhouses in

190-720: The United States commonly illegally employ and exploit underage workers and illegal immigrants. In 2010, Human Rights Watch described slaughterhouse line work in the United States as a human rights crime. In a report by Oxfam America , slaughterhouse workers were observed not being allowed breaks, were often required to wear diapers, and were paid below minimum wage. Cultured meat (aka "clean meat") potentially offers some advantages in terms of efficiency of resource use and animal welfare. It is, however, still at an early stage of development and its advantages are still contested. A growing trend towards vegetarian or vegan diets and

209-581: The area of the federal districts of Cloppenburg and Vechta . The Oldenburg Münsterland is shaped by a high density of intensive animal farming . Several large companies of the meat industry are headquartered in the region. The PHW Group , the largest German poultry meat producer, has its headquarters in Rechterfeld. The EW Group , the world market leader in poultry breeding and genetics, has its headquarters in Visbek . Further meat industry groups such as

SECTION 10

#1732855418895

228-742: The conquest of the former Tecklenburg office of Cloppenburg in 1400, the common history of today's Oldenburg Münsterland in the Lower Chapter of Münster began. In 1668, the Bishop of Münster also gained ecclesiastical sovereignty over Lower Saxony . As a result of the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 25 February 1803, the Protestant Duke of Oldenburg gained state power over the offices of Cloppenburg and Vechta, whose population has remained predominantly Roman Catholic to this day. During

247-401: The ever-growing meat branch in the food industry involves intensive animal farming in which livestock are kept almost entirely indoors or in restricted outdoor settings like pens . Many aspects of the raising of animals for meat have become industrialized, even many practices more associated with smaller family farms , e.g. gourmet foods such as foie gras . The production of livestock

266-456: The former state and district capital of Oldenburg with about 160,000 inhabitants are Wilhelmshaven (~ 83,000) and Delmenhorst (~75,000). Other large towns include: Oldenburg M%C3%BCnsterland The Oldenburg Münsterland , otherwise called Oldenburger Münsterland or Oldenburgisches Münsterland , is a region in Lower Saxony , Germany and the administrative area that comprises

285-408: The meat industry is a fusion of primary (agriculture) and secondary (industry) activity and hard to characterize strictly in terms of either one alone. The greater part of the meat industry is the meat packing industry – the segment that handles the slaughtering , processing, packaging, and distribution of animals such as poultry , cattle , pigs , sheep and other livestock . A great portion of

304-469: The physical danger, is the emotional toll. If you work in the stick pit [where hogs are killed] for any period of time—that let's [sic] you kill things but doesn't let you care. You may look a hog in the eye that's walking around in the blood pit with you and think, 'God, that really isn't a bad looking animal.' You may want to pet it. Pigs down on the kill floor have come up to nuzzle me like a puppy. Two minutes later I had to kill them – beat them to death with

323-412: The price of industrial meat. American slaughterhouse workers are three times more likely to suffer serious injury than the average American worker. NPR reports that pig and cattle slaughterhouse workers are nearly seven times more likely to suffer repetitive strain injuries than average. The Guardian reports that, on average, there are two amputations a week involving slaughterhouse workers in

342-749: The so-called French period (1811–1813), the Oldenburg Münsterland was administered by the French-Hanseatic Département de l'Ems-Supérieur (Department of the Upper Ems). Until 1946, the Oldenburg Münsterland remained part of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg or the Free State of Oldenburg (since 1919). Since 1946, the Oldenburg Münsterland has belonged to the German state of Lower Saxony and includes

361-496: The use of energy , pesticides , land, and nonrenewable resources , beef , lamb , goat , and bison as sources of red meat show the worst efficiency; poultry and eggs come out best. Among the largest meat producers worldwide are: Criticized aspects and effects of industrial meat production include: Many observers suggest that the expense of dealing with the above is grossly underestimated by present economic metrics and that true cost accounting would drastically raise

#894105