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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Jaymac76 on November 18, 2025, 10:20:14 am

Title: Butcher
Post by: Jaymac76 on November 18, 2025, 10:20:14 am

I have a couple of Tamworth pigs that will be ready for slaughter early next year, recommendations for a good butcher in West Lothian or surrounding areas will be appreciated.

Title: Re: Butcher
Post by: Fleecewife on November 21, 2025, 12:41:17 am

I think finding a slaughterhouse for pigs is quite difficult.  I've never seen pigs at Shotts but you could ask.  Or contact Wishaw - we don't use them because they are so big.  Shotts looks awful there but we find them good for our sheep, small.
There used to be a slaughterhouse in Galashiels which did pigs, but it closed after a wild boar seriously injured a slaughterman.
Otherwise it's further away somewhere down the M74 but I don't know where - sorry.
Hopefully someone else will come along with better info  :pig:


Now I see you're actually asking about butchers - sorry  ::)