date:Jan 18, 2016
ed NOT FOR SALE, and the meat cannot be sold, traded, or given away.
The rationale behind giving minimal oversight to the custom slaughter industry is that consumers of the meat are generally aware of its origins, and the food safety risk to the general public is low.
But what of the animals being slaughtered at these establishmentswhere is the assurance that they are being handled and killed humanely? While custom-exempt operations are expected to comply with the federal humane slaughter law,