Read this sentence from the Saturday, March 27, 1943 entry in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. These wretched people are sent to filthy slaughterhouses like a herd of sick, neglected cattle.
How does the word slaughterhouses affect the meaning of the sentence?

A. It implies that poor people have been left desolate by the war.
B. It implies that the people need medical attention.
C. It suggests that people are being killed in a way that is less than human.
D. It suggests that people are being housed in unkempt conditions.