Hundreds of thousands of sheep roll through Denver each year destined for a 60-year-old plant nestled in a part of town teeming with livestock history. The fate of Superior Farms' 500,000-head ...

Initiated Ordinance 309 on Denver’s ballot would ban slaughterhouses in the city. There is only one such facility operating in Denver currently — and it accounts for up to 20% of the United States’ ...

Denver voters rejected the proposal to shut down the city’s only slaughterhouse. The results on Tuesday night showed voters resoundingly defeating the measure, which was losing by about 40 points.

Floors coated in blood. Cries of pain. A stench of death that lingers long after your shift. Several decades later, I’m still haunted by my job at a lamb slaughterhouse in Denver. This November, ...

I’m an associate professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University. My research explores solutions for meat and food system challenges such as food safety, market resiliency and sustainability ...

If passed, ballot measure 309 would close Superior Farms, north of Denver. Hyoung Chang/Denver Post via Getty Images Ballot measure 309 aims to ban slaughterhouses in the city and county of Denver. If ...

The fate of a 500,000-head capacity Superior Farms plant, estimated to represent between 15% and 20% of the nation’s total lamb processing capacity, will soon be in Denver voters’ hands as they ...