Comments on: Tecumseth Street abattoir: newer residents smell disgust, long-timers accept the whiff

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 00:41:20 +0000

Two years ago, on June 12, I went on a tour through the neighbourhood with Peter, one of the tour guides at nearby Historic Fort York. This is when I learned about the pig slaughterhouse for the first time. Maybe Toronto got its nickname ‘Hogtown’ from this slaughter-house and others. Peter described the neighbourhood, Trinity-Niagara, as being ‘gritty’ (unattractive and rough around the edge from industrial development) – it’s the first time I heard this particular definition of this g-word.

By: LT

LT — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:31:11 +0000

“As long as there are slaughterhouses
…there will be battlefields.”
—Leo Tolstoy

Unfortunately, the issue here is much deeper than creating jobs or booming real-estate. It’s one that few ever have an opportunity to face. It actually requires a look within oneself. Who’s ready for that?

Want to change something, make a move. Get creative, make some flyers, set up a blog, talk to your community—your neighbours, who aren’t represented by some out-of-touch “association.”

Need some help getting off of animal flesh, check out meat.org or look online for a video called ‘Earthlings-Make the Connection’

By: jay

jay — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:37:02 +0000

The smell is unbearable and the slaughterhouse should re-locate or deal with the smell.They house the pigs in an outdoor pen,they should be housed indoors to control the smell.Also there are far more than 10% of the resident in this area that don’t like the smell or the slaughterhouse i would say 60%

By: john

john — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:35:30 +0000

Yeah it smells sometimes, and those poor pigs suffer terribly on cold winter days on the truck ride in. The plant is well run, having been inside many times. It’s an awesome neighborhood, that I have been hoping to move to for some time. Houses are hard to get.

This John Sleeman s
hould accept that he bought a house by a meat plant or move out.

By: herepiggypiggy

herepiggypiggy — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:51:36 +0000

Look Residents, I’ve seen some of you skanky people and really the pigs don’t like how most of you smell either or your dog crap all over the park. If the pigs go, your dogs are next as they stink up the park. Do you eat pork products people? If so, than what r u bitching about? If you don’t like it, than quit eating bacon, how do you think it gets to your plate?

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The 20 worst smells in Toronto | ART TDOT — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:43:30 +0000

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By: Editor

Editor — Wed, 04 May 2011 18:18:26 +0000

Jitterbug,

It looks fine on my computer screen and my phone. Maybe it was just a temporary glitch?

-Emina

By: Jitterbug cellphone

Jitterbug cellphone — Wed, 04 May 2011 15:53:49 +0000

For some cause the picture isn’t loading appropriately, is presently there an issue?

By: Beta

Beta — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:01:31 +0000

I back onto this place. it’s actually not as bad as people think. They keep the lane clean, the drivers are pretty respectful. It was there before I was. It helps support sustainable local food products by not relocating.

if the odour is offending people they can complain to the ministry of environment. A company like this would need to control odour emissions. and the MOE would be the body in charge of that.

there are maybe 2 days a year where it smells really strongly of ammonia. I can live with that, the rest of the area is fantastic.

Oh and about the pig trucks? As a pedestrean the smell isn’t great, but I love that the slow traffic down. The days they aren’t on the roadway I almost get plowed down by cars zooming through the area who don’t like to stop for stop signs.

By: Caesuras

Caesuras — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:21:32 +0000

Snooters, I’m with you. I was absolutely horrified to find out what the awful stench around the Front / Bathurst area was.

By: Ghostrider

Ghostrider — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:59:03 +0000

Why do people move next to a Slaughter house and then bitch about the smell…duh!

The place was in the location before all those homes were built..to bad so sad. Move on.

As for the pigs, how do you now they are tortured?
ave you seen anyone put a car a battery on their nipples?..Sheeesh.

By: snooters

snooters — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:02:02 +0000

The smell & squeels are nothing compared to the torture these animals face at this facility. Perhaps having it in plain view is something that will remind you of where your (not mine, I am vegan for just this reason)comes from.
I would be more concerned with the animal abuse going on there then the smell & noise…..perhaps you should be too…