I agree, vegansrock, more and more regulation led to an increasing number of small abattoirs closing, from when we joined the ‘common market’ onwards, increasing after the foot and mouth outbreak in 2001. Hence animals having to be transported longer distances.
Large chicken farms are appalling too. Buy less, local and free range. We do not need much meat - or any.
However the transport of thousands and thousands of sheep for such distances just to be able to prove no ‘contamination’ by non halal sources is completely unjustifiable. Read MerylStreep’s link. Also flying live horses from Canada and France to Japan. If they have to be killed, do it first. If that makes the meat undesirable, too bad, stop the trade.
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