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Until death do they part: Loving and killing in Swiss on-farm slaughter

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: • Farmers seek to combine responsibility and affection in commercial beef production. • On-farm slaughter provides a form of emotion labor for farmers. • A farmer's pledge of care and control until the last breath ensures a stress-free death. • Death in slaughter is no taboo but part of the circle of life. • Farmer-cattle relations facilitate agricultural education.

Source: Journal of Rural Studies

DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103337

Authors: Lisa Märcz, Garry Marvin, Michael Gibbert

Institutions: Università della Svizzera italiana, University of Roehampton

Language: English

Topic: Geographies of human-animal interactions

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,890