An animal rights group backing a ballot initiative that would ban slaughterhouses in Denver is adamant that its campaign is not targeted at any individual business — even if just one slaughterhouse is active in the city. Instead, the nascent grassroots group Pro-Animal Future has higher aspirations: to upend an industry that it describes as wrong for animals, workers and the environment, spokesperson Olivia Hammond said.

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