http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/9499/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/local-farmers-do-not-want-lose-small-scale-slaught/31949 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Large scale slaughterhouse regulations for small scale operators is ruffling feathers </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/male_north_american_turkey_supersaturated.jpg" alt="" title="Heavy-handed approach to small-scale slaughterhouses by Department of Agriculture may backfire in many ways, farmers fear. It may cause a return to do-it-yourself backyard slaughter sessions. &quot;Not everyone can just kill an animal humanely,&quot; one expert warns. Photo licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons" width="450" height="536" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>&quot;There&rsquo;s no taste like home grown turkey,&quot; states John Muir. &quot;Have you ever grown your own vegetables? It&rsquo;s the same thing.&quot;</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/local-farmers-do-not-want-lose-small-scale-slaught/31949" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/local-farmers-do-not-want-lose-small-scale-slaught/31949#comments Moira Donovan Food Nova Scotia slaughterhouses turkey farming Sat, 18 Oct 2014 15:42:50 +0000 Robert DeVet 31949 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca