Tag: Meat

Abattoirs and the meat industry

Introduction Natural progression from live animal to carcass to meat: Animals are transported, offloaded and kept for slaughter in a manner that does not involve unnecessary pain. Clean water is provided continuously. Depending on the time they have to wait for slaughtering, food, in accordance with their needs, is provided. The animals are handled in […]

Livestock, living stock and recently departed beasts

By Craig Macaskill   Posted 2017-06-05   In Blog       Many of us enjoy meat products, and the work of various red meat organisations mean that we do so with a measure of confidence that the process of turning live animal to meat product was a humane one. Our meal may be accompanied with a silent thank-you to […]