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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: madchickenlady on November 05, 2013, 06:51:48 pm

Title: Legal requirements
Post by: madchickenlady on November 05, 2013, 06:51:48 pm

What are the legal requirements regarding keeping an slaughtering pigs? Where can I get information regards starting out - I am a complete novice and want to do my homework first, also considering other livestock options i.e. sheep
Many thanks  :thinking:

Title: Re: Legal requirements
Post by: Fowlman on November 05, 2013, 08:24:26 pm

Look in the livestock section top left of page, all the info you need to get up and running will be there.

Title: Re: Legal requirements
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on November 05, 2013, 09:29:47 pm

Where are you? I've attached the FSA guidance for Wales & England (Just happened to have it on my desktop!). With regard to the actual process of killing, see the Home Slaughter Association website. Lots of useful publications and (from what I remember) a DVD available.

Title: Re: Legal requirements
Post by: Eastling on November 05, 2013, 10:00:55 pm

I would find a pig keeping course near you. We went to a course run by Oaklands. We would highly recommend Robin and Clare.

Title: Re: Legal requirements
Post by: oaklandspigs on November 07, 2013, 02:27:04 pm

Easting - thanks for the recommendation !
 
We also do a book, which gives both the legal and all the practical aspects to keeping pigs.
www.oaklandspigs.co.uk (http://www.oaklandspigs.co.uk)

Title: Re: Legal requirements
Post by: madchickenlady on November 08, 2013, 04:52:08 pm

Thank you all. :thumbsup: