Pig breeding company Síld og fiskur claims it will put to death more than a hundred pigs and discard the meat should the Icelandic Veterinary Association not meet its demands today, reports Morgunblaðið.
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The Icelandic Veterinary Association is a member of BHM, the Association of Academics, whose member unions have been on strike since mid-April. Since vets are required to approve welfare conditions at slaughterhouses, no animals have been slaughtered during the strike. The Icelandic Veterinary Association did, however, authorized the limited slaughtering of chickens on animal welfare grounds last month. Pig farmers have also requested limited slaughtering of pigs to avoid overcrowded facilities but, unlike chicken farmers, they do not want to store the meat until the strike is over.
Síld og fiskur plans to discard enough meat for around 100 thousand meals.
“Their request involved the meat being put on the market, something we find unacceptable at this time,” Charlotta Oddsdóttir, the spokesperson for the Icelandic Veterinary Association, said on May 7th.
Pig breeding company Síld og fiskur claims it will put to death more than a hundred pigs and discard the meat should the Icelandic Veterinary Association not meet its demands today, reports Morgunblaðið.
Read more: PETA hopes to place a thought-provoking billboard in Reykjavík in response to meat shortage
The Icelandic Veterinary Association is a member of BHM, the Association of Academics, whose member unions have been on strike since mid-April. Since vets are required to approve welfare conditions at slaughterhouses, no animals have been slaughtered during the strike. The Icelandic Veterinary Association did, however, authorized the limited slaughtering of chickens on animal welfare grounds last month. Pig farmers have also requested limited slaughtering of pigs to avoid overcrowded facilities but, unlike chicken farmers, they do not want to store the meat until the strike is over.
Síld og fiskur plans to discard enough meat for around 100 thousand meals.
“Their request involved the meat being put on the market, something we find unacceptable at this time,” Charlotta Oddsdóttir, the spokesperson for the Icelandic Veterinary Association, said on May 7th.
