31 Dec 2025
Over 1,900 Object to Pilgrim’s Pride Abattoir Expansion
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Over 1,900 Objections Lodged Against Pilgrim’s Pride Slaughterhouse Expansion
Plans by Pilgrim’s Pride to expand its pig processing facility at Westerleigh have attracted more than 1,900 public objections, highlighting growing tension between processing capacity expansion and community impact.
According to Yate and Sodbury Voice, the proposal would increase daily throughput at the site from 19,000 to 25,000 pigs per day. Local residents have raised concerns over odour, noise, traffic congestion and pollution, citing existing complaints about smell linked to current operations.
Source article: Yate and Sodbury Voice | 31 December 2025
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