Tag: slaughterhouse

Halal butchery receives warning from city | City says sale of...

By Amy Will  | [email protected] DC Poultry Market, a family-owned halal meat market on Colvin Street, was issued a warning by the Alexandria Department of...

Your Views: A risk of zoonotic transmission

To the editor: Here we are in the aftermath of a global COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed 1 million American lives and 6 million lives globally....

Slaughterhouse mostly avoids disruption, at least one complaint filed

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Colvin Street is industrial, filled mostly with nondescript brick buildings. The atmosphere is quiet and empty, save for a few cars...

Judge dismisses slaughterhouse lawsuit

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Alexandria Circuit Court Judge Lisa Kemler ruled on Nov. 27 to dismiss a lawsuit filed against city council’s decision to...

Your Views: Slaughterhouse SUP was illegal

To the editor: Thanks to the Alexandria Times for its continued attention to the city’s unlawful and damaging zoning permit allowing a slaughterhouse to occupy...

Lawsuit filed over chicken slaughterhouse

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] The drama over the halal poultry butcher shop coming to Alexandria did not end when city council approved the business’...

Your Views: Religion no factor in slaughterhouse opposition

To the editor: City Councilor Del Pepper’s remark about the Halal poultry butchery, that “we need to share with our Muslim friends and neighbors that...

Your Views: City should challenge federal overreach

To the editor: The issue of the halal slaughterhouse was a real test of how committed city hall is to the previous city council’s Nov....

Your Views: More on the chicken slaughterhouse

To the editor: It has come to my attention that the Alexandria City Council – specifically Mayor Justin Wilson and councilors John Chapman, Canek Aguirre,...

Council approves live poultry butchery

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] City council approved the controversial permit for a live poultry butcher shop on Colvin Street at its Tuesday night legislative...