Egluntyne Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Before you say "yes, please" you might want to read **this**. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 about time that the British public were made aware the horrendous conditions pigs are kept in......let's hope Jamie can do the same for pigs this year that he did for battery hens last year It's an eye opener when you shop for pork and see that 'free range' pork is an option it has sadly been a very well kept food industry secret for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily95 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 That's terrible! Emily xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 We only buy our pork from the local butchers who are agents for Blythburgh Free Range Pork farm. If I remember rightly, the owner is Little Chickadee's cousin. I seem to remember a conversation about it a while back when I mentioned it. Here is the website : http://www.freerangepork.co.uk/ The pork is delicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I had no idea of all these loopholes they can jump through to trick you . Thank you for opening my eyes. I know what to be aware of now, it's so hard to shop without being tricked. It makes me so angry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Thats shocking - those poor pigs I wonder how many of our farmers have had to come up to the British laws only to find that they get undercut by foreign farmers who don't have to abide by the same laws. Its terrible when something not produced here can be called British. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I read something similar on the CIWF web site recently. It's so sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 It's disgraceful the way people are allowed to blindly buy food these days. Thank goodness for farmers markets and local butchers who do still care about foods origins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Remember Channel 4 start there 2 weeks on food/farming issues this week. I think it starts with a look behind the truth about 'cheap food' (added water, rearing conditions, etc) - later in the week Jamie Oliver looks at the pig industry and is promoting local British bacon. Certainly not to be missed! Hugh F-W will also be involved and updating on the chicken out from last Jan. Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I was about to say, all this and more sadly, is on the CIWF Compassion in World Farming website which aims to improve the lot of ALL farmed animals in Europe, it shows you the awful loopholes that are exploited to keep the supermarkets in cheap meat and what happens to the "expendable" animals, you know, the boy calfs born to milk cows, boy chicks etc etc It's not nice, but if you're interested in where your meat and dairy came from and at what expense it's essential reading BeckyBoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Horrible, but unfortunately not that surprising. I only buy free-range pork or bacon, and locally made sausages. As long as supermarkets go on selling this sort of stuff, however, people will buy it. I'm looking forward to the Channel 4 programmes, after last year. People are very ill-informed about where their food comes from. Read this story - I hope someone was winding him up, but it sounds all too plausible. (A very good blog by the way, worth bookmarking!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 That would explain Jamie Oliver's article in a Sainsbury's magazine, something about bringing pork back home. DD said "what's that about?" - but we were too rushed to find out. Still, we get our bacon from local farms - I don't like it - too salty taste for me, even the green version. Same goes for other joints and sausages which come from a farm the other side of Alton or Laverstoke near Overton (depending on the size of the purse for the month). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 What a horrifying eyeopener ! And there was I insisting on British labels & expecting them to contain British produce , at what point could British goods be produced on foreign soil? It doesn't make even basic sense to me I am a carnivore through and through, but many years ago decided I would rather become a veggie, and just about the only thing that stopped me was bacon & ham!!! Ironic really! I'll read the other blogs and links once I've rebooted this blasted machine....... Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I saw that too Egluntine and couldn't read it all the way through. We buy our pork from a local farm, where we know the butcher and can see the pgis in the fields. They also keep other animals and supply me (very cheaply) with raw meat offcuts, offal and bones for the hound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Another reason for me to eat less meat. My diet is veering more and more towards vegetables. (doubt I'd ever give up meat completely though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardene5 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Bacon sarnies and bacon and eggs are a British institution so why would we ever want to eat imported bacon Pigs are meant to live outdoors and are the best food recycling devices on God's earth, we should treat them with respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Bacon sarnies and bacon and eggs are a British institution so why would we ever want to eat imported bacon Pigs are meant to live outdoors and are the best food recycling devices on God's earth, we should treat them with respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I have a friend who has moved to Denmark, with her hubby's job, They have the devil's own job to get bacon over there as it's all shipped over here Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Horrible, but unfortunately not that surprising. I only buy free-range pork or bacon, and locally made sausages. As long as supermarkets go on selling this sort of stuff, however, people will buy it. I'm looking forward to the Channel 4 programmes, after last year. People are very ill-informed about where their food comes from. Read this story - I hope someone was winding him up, but it sounds all too plausible. (A very good blog by the way, worth bookmarking!) I too only buy free-range sausages, pork and bacon, mostly locally produced. I noted in the article though that the M&S and Waitrose brand pork products are OK welfare wise (OK meaning not too bad, rather than good, that is). I was aware that the label "british" just means packed in britain. Most product labels are very misleading, in all areas of life I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 British can also mean that it's British 'battery pork' rather than foreign battery pork. If you buy your meat from the supermarket always look for an organic or free range label. As was mentioned in an earlier thread; 'outdoor bread' doesn't mean much welfare-wise either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 This is something the EU should be clamping down on instead of some of the pointless things they interfere with. And so much for "British" if it's only processed here. What are we doing to our world?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
