A shortage of butchers means thousands of pigs otherwise ready for slaughter are stuck on farms across Britain. Meat specialist Cranswick is talking to the government about special waivers to get ...

As a result, mature pigs ready for processing are backing-up on farms. She said: "There's about 120,000 pigs sat on farm currently that should have already been slaughtered, butchered, be within ...

Britain facing mass cull of pigs due to butcher shortage. By James Davey. September 30, 2021 1:09 PM UTC Updated September 30 ... As a result mature pigs ready for processing are backing-up on ...

Hogs ready for slaughter cannot be easily held on farms because of their fast rate of growth. Pigs that are held much longer than six months after birth grow too large for processing, and meat ...

But as meat processing plants remain shuttered, farmers will have to euthanize up to 10 million pigs by mid-September to avoid overcrowding, according to the National Pork Producers Council.

From hands-on work with pigs, humane processing of the pigs, to learning how to butcher the different parts of a pig. David T. Foster [email protected] [email protected] ...

Between the 42-year-old owner and his four employees, the small shop gets enough phone calls to butcher one or two cattle, pigs or deer each day of the work week.

As a result, mature pigs ready for processing are backing-up on farms. She said: "There's about 120,000 pigs sat on farm currently that should have already been slaughtered, butchered, be within ...