Once Whitehall gets control... livestock to be slaughtered at nearest abattoir..

[farmerm]

So much for a Brexit bonfire of legislation, a tsunami of new rules is on its way ?

Plan to end long journeys to slaughter for livestock — BBC News

Other animal welfare measures proposed include compulsory micro-chipping for pet cats.

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[Hindsight]

So much for a Brexit bonfire of legislation, a tsunami of new rules is on its way ?

Plan to end long journeys to slaughter for livestock — BBC News

Other animal welfare measures proposed include compulsory micro-chipping for pet cats.

apple.news

And increased costs to help UK farmers compete with non UK sourced meat. Hey ho.

 

[milkloss]

It’s a headline for them I suppose but how far they go to make this proposed legislation fair for us will remain to be seen

 

[milkloss]

Reckon I might tag @Frank-the-Wool in on this

 

[Princess Pooper]

Well let's see if they apply their own rules to themselves then rather than sending our heavily pregnant heifers and milking cows on a 5.5 hour journey for slaughter as TB reactors. (Cows were not slaughtered until 24 hours after their last milking and the lorry was not one in which they could lie down).

 

[farmerm]

It’s a headline for them I suppose but how far they go to make this proposed legislation fair for us will remain to be seen

“Fair for us”.

 

[Paddington]

Not all abattoirs handle pigs or goats. What if your nearest one was a non stunning Halal one, could you refuse to take livestock there on animal welfare grounds ?

 

[farmerm]

Not all abattoirs handle pigs or goats. What if your nearest one was a non stunning Halal one, could you refuse to take livestock there on animal welfare grounds ?

The “nearest” term concerns me! That would mean we have no choice who we sell too, buyers will slam us or us the Gov going to go the Corbyn route and nationalise abattoirs and food production

 

[sticky]

It's all a play on words and vote seeking. The argument will be made that the nearest abattoir that kills your spec of animal or the firm you sell too, their nearest might be 3hrs from you, if you see what I mean. Nothing will change imo.

 

[Bill the Bass]

So much for a Brexit bonfire of legislation, a tsunami of new rules is on its way ?

Plan to end long journeys to slaughter for livestock — BBC News

Other animal welfare measures proposed include compulsory micro-chipping for pet cats.

apple.news

So much for the great promise of free trade. Will all the imported meat have been slaughtered at the closest abattoir?

 

[Tim W]

It's all a play on words and vote seeking. The argument will be made that the nearest abattoir that kills your spec of animal or the firm you sell too, their nearest might be 3hrs from you, if you see what I mean. Nothing will change imo.

I seem to recall that many years ago the SA rules specified something like ''nearest abattoir'' but once organic food gained some mainstream market it was changed to ''nearest suitable abattoir'' ---it's all in the wording

 

[Courier]

A bit like saying you can only shop at your nearest Supermarket - Even if it is a Waitrose....

 

[sticky]

I seem to recall that many years ago the SA rules specified something like ''nearest abattoir'' but once organic food gained some mainstream market it was changed to ''nearest suitable abattoir'' ---it's all in the wording

Exactly.

 

[Courier]

This ruling will just be the start of a whole new raft of different regs which will be coming if BJ gets his away.... Never mind, it is the "Will of the People".

 

[Werzle]

So much for a Brexit bonfire of legislation, a tsunami of new rules is on its way ?

Plan to end long journeys to slaughter for livestock — BBC News

Other animal welfare measures proposed include compulsory micro-chipping for pet cats.

apple.news

A tsunami ?killing cattle at your nearest slaughterhouse, micro chipping cats and planting a million trees! Your abit dramatic. If it helps small local slaughterhouses to fire up again and the meat to be eaten locally im all for it.

Remoaners out spreading fear and fake news as usual

 

[Nithsdale]

The “nearest” term concerns me! That would mean we have no choice who we sell too

That concerns me, too.

But, I wonder if they'll put that restriction on dealers/buyers at markets too - "oh you bought X lambs in Lanark? Sorry, you'll have to get them killed up there instead of taking them to Wales Mr Dunbia"

 

[Johngee]

A tsunami ?killing cattle at your nearest slaughterhouse, micro chipping cats and planting a million trees! Your abit dramatic. If it helps small local slaughterhouses to fire up again and the meat to be eaten locally im all for it.

Remoaners out spreading fear and fake news as usual

Our local small abattoir is as busy as ever, got to book stock in a month ahead and most of the meat is eaten locally, either as home kill or through local butchers. It's not his throughput that's squeezing him but the high costs imposed on him by the govt. Obviously I can't see food hygiene rules being relaxed, but some sort of rebate for smaller abattoirs would make a big difference.

 

[Farmer1001]

Before everyone shouts this down or simply dismisses this out of hand, this "consultation" is absolutely what's needed to identify all that's wrong with our red meat supply chain, in carrying out this consultation they (government) should learn why what they are considering is not possible, not because farmers don't want it but because we have too few names controlling the red meat processing and too much influence by retailers - all because consecutive governments have sat back and allowed this to happen. Maybe, just maybe the consulatation will awaken governments to act and break the strangle hold - if not then they won't get what they are considering. I live in hope but not expectation.

 

[digger64]

A tsunami ?killing cattle at your nearest slaughterhouse, micro chipping cats and planting a million trees! Your abit dramatic. If it helps small local slaughterhouses to fire up again and the meat to be eaten locally im all for it.

Remoaners out spreading fear and fake news as usual

You are in the midlands different world to other parts , Re selling stock , local abbattoir s don't do bulls cows ewes sows take 25 days to pay and have waiting lists to kill , Midlands abbattoirs pay in 4 working days take most stuff somewhere not to far .

 

[farmerm]

A tsunami ?killing cattle at your nearest slaughterhouse, micro chipping cats and planting a million trees! Your abit dramatic. If it helps small local slaughterhouses to fire up again and the meat to be eaten locally im all for it.

Remoaners out spreading fear and fake news as usual

Well it certainly isn’t the bonfire of regulations offered by the fake promises of vote Leave...

If it helps small abattoirs it means more money going to them, that can only mean less money for their suppliers... being forced to sell your product to the nearest buyer is not a policy of a free market conservative government surely? I am not against minimising livestock transport but the devil will be in the detail.

The MPs who vote for cat microchipping can be the ones to come catch our farm cats!
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