Cull ewe outlets

[Sheep135]

Apart from the market, ABP and janan meats what other companies will consistently take cull ewes?

 

[GTB]

Most cull ewes from this area end up in PAK Mecca Meats in Birmingham. They are Halal though.

 

[Stewartry hill]

Pickstock buy a lot in longtown expect they take them direct

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Pickstock buy a lot in longtown expect they take them direct

Pickstock is just janan isn’t it?

 

[sticky]

Farmers fresh kill ewes on a Wednesday. Mutch meats at Witney.

 

[lamb89]

Pickstock is just janan isn’t it?

Yeah

 

[lamb89]

Najib at foston. Never used them. Has any one else

 

[Lapwing]

The problem isn't so much finding somewhere they want them, but finding an abbatoir which only does pre stun killing. We owe them that.

 

[DB67]

The problem isn't so much finding somewhere they want them, but finding an abbatoir which only does pre stun killing. We owe them that.

They say 90% halal is pre stunned so you’d like to think your old dears are getting that...

 

[Northeastfarmer]

They say 90% halal is pre stunned so you’d like to think your old dears are getting that...

90% will be utter rubbish

 

[DB67]

90% will be utter rubbish

Farmers fresh site says there halal is.

RSPCA say 84% halal is pre stunned.

Dare say you’d need to ask every processor for a definitive answer though and hope they tell the truth.

 

[Lapwing]

I wouldn't feel comfortable assuming that. Just a personal viewpoint, but not something we are prepared to take a chance on.

 

[Stewartry hill]

A ewe buyer assured me the stock he bought were stunned however looking at said firms website they could supply nostun meat

 

[GreenerGrass]

Farmers fresh site says there halal is.

RSPCA say 84% halal is pre stunned.

Dare say you’d need to ask every processor for a definitive answer though and hope they tell the truth.

https://www.bva.co.uk/news-campaign...over-rise-in-animals-killed-without-stunning/

With a link to the FSA results. Nearly a quarter (24.4%) of all sheep and goats are killed without stunning in quarter April-June of this year. This data will be published quarterly. They note non-stun slaughter seems to be rising rapidly.

No matter what you want to think, this is the reality.

 

[tinsheet]

Why in this day and age is non stun still allowed?.

 

[GrannyAching]

Why in this day and age is non stun still allowed?.

Is there really nothing we can do as an industry to insist that stock are stunned regardless of how they are sold?

 

[kfpben]

https://www.bva.co.uk/news-campaign...over-rise-in-animals-killed-without-stunning/

With a link to the FSA results. Nearly a quarter (24.4%) of all sheep and goats are killed without stunning in quarter April-June of this year. This data will be published quarterly. They note non-stun slaughter seems to be rising rapidly.

No matter what you want to think, this is the reality.

Is that a quarter of halal or a quarter of all slaughtering?

 

[DB67]

Is there really nothing we can do as an industry to insist that stock are stunned regardless of how they are sold?

Get non Muslims to eat as much lamb as they do.

 

[GTB]

Is there really nothing we can do as an industry to insist that stock are stunned regardless of how they are sold?

Although I share the sentiment we must be very careful not to lose a valuable market for our cull ewes. I agree that they should pre stun everything but we need to tread carefully. I understand that a higher % get pre stunned than in the past and if we can keep the pressure on maybe we'll get to 100% eventually.

 

[GreenerGrass]

Is that a quarter of halal or a quarter of all slaughtering?

It’s a quarter of ALL sheep and goats slaughtered for that period.

https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fsa170905b.pdf