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<blockquote data-quote="Smith31" data-source="post: 4410298" data-attributes="member: 78458"><p>In reply to your post, firstly we run two family owned farms, so yes I am a farmer. I have also been a livestock buyer for a number of abattoirs, including some which slaughtered for the halal trade. Regardless of what is said on this forum, all abbattoirs including the halal operators in this country are highly regulated, animal welfare is given priority.</p><p></p><p>Secondly your post shows just how detached some farmers are from the end consumer. So you think for the sake of £70? (ewe value) it is perfectly acceptable and morally correct, for example to send a pregnant or lame cull ewe from Aberdeen to an abattoir in to the midlands, knowing full well that the animal is in pain or distress. Rather then humane slaughter on the farm. Its comments such as these which tarnish agriculture where the £ is put before animal welfare. If you made a such a comment, in a room, full of inner city housewives they would brand you evil and probably stop buying British meat.</p><p></p><p>You should ask a pregnant lady if she thinks it would be ok for her to fast for 12/18 hours, because you think it is fine for animals.</p><p></p><p>Finally the vast majority of abattoirs I dealt with, let the animals rest for a maximum of few hours then they are slaughtered, very few are left alive for 12 hours to lose weight and take up room in the lairage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Smith31, post: 4410298, member: 78458"] In reply to your post, firstly we run two family owned farms, so yes I am a farmer. I have also been a livestock buyer for a number of abattoirs, including some which slaughtered for the halal trade. Regardless of what is said on this forum, all abbattoirs including the halal operators in this country are highly regulated, animal welfare is given priority. Secondly your post shows just how detached some farmers are from the end consumer. So you think for the sake of £70? (ewe value) it is perfectly acceptable and morally correct, for example to send a pregnant or lame cull ewe from Aberdeen to an abattoir in to the midlands, knowing full well that the animal is in pain or distress. Rather then humane slaughter on the farm. Its comments such as these which tarnish agriculture where the £ is put before animal welfare. If you made a such a comment, in a room, full of inner city housewives they would brand you evil and probably stop buying British meat. You should ask a pregnant lady if she thinks it would be ok for her to fast for 12/18 hours, because you think it is fine for animals. Finally the vast majority of abattoirs I dealt with, let the animals rest for a maximum of few hours then they are slaughtered, very few are left alive for 12 hours to lose weight and take up room in the lairage. [/QUOTE]
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