Author Topic: Who/where do Private Kill for Pigs?  (Read 6474 times)

Pony-n-trap

  • Joined Jul 2010
  • Aberdeenshire
Who/where do Private Kill for Pigs?
« on: January 03, 2013, 11:49:59 am »
in North East Scotland, Aberdeenshire?  We used to take ours to Scotch Premier in Inverurie but have heard that they are not doing private kill anymore for pigs, they havent had the courtesy to let us know, so, we now have 4 gilts about 4 weeks away from slaughter and we dont know where to take them.
Any suggestions, gratefully received!

Factotum

  • Joined Jun 2012
Re: Who/where do Private Kill for Pigs?
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2013, 12:54:20 pm »
Rhinds of Elgin still do them (I think) - now run by Dunbia.

Rhinds are helpful, we used them before for some pigs & recently for a steer.

Hope this helps

Sue

http://www.scotlandfoodanddrink.org/insights/buyers-guide/supplier-info/1818/rhinds-of-elgin-ltd.aspx

lachlanandmarcus

  • Joined Aug 2010
  • Aberdeenshire
Re: Who/where do Private Kill for Pigs?
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2013, 02:08:56 pm »
According to the website, Millers of Speyside at Grantown on Spey also still do private kill pigs (probably only a day a week tho) - worth ringing to check if they are convenient for you.
Inveruries abbatoir wont have pigs in future as they are planning to replace both existing abbatoirs with a new one, and that will be cattle and sheep only according to what Ive read.
http://www.millersofspeyside.co.uk/private-kill-butchery.php
I do think it is a crappy welfare situation developing with the distances people are starting to have to take animals just to find a slaughter house.

cleopatra

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Re: Who/where do Private Kill for Pigs?
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2013, 04:36:04 pm »
theres one at st andrews i believe.

Plantoid

  • Joined May 2011
  • Yorkshireman on a hill in wet South Wales
Re: Who/where do Private Kill for Pigs?
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2013, 08:38:42 pm »
in North East Scotland, Aberdeenshire?  We used to take ours to Scotch Premier in Inverurie but have heard that they are not doing private kill anymore for pigs, they havent had the courtesy to let us know, so, we now have 4 gilts about 4 weeks away from slaughter and we dont know where to take them.
Any suggestions, gratefully received!

Put this into your search engine
UK-localsearch.co.uk/directory/abattoir
Look for all the Scottish ones in your area and contact them .
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thestephens

  • Joined Mar 2011
  • aberdeenshire
Re: Who/where do Private Kill for Pigs?
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2013, 02:40:01 pm »
we are aberdeenshire but use millers of speyside, never get a reply from premier! Only thing is they dont butcher at millers anymore but they can put you in contact with local butchers, we have 3 saddlebacks booked in for Thursday (their private kill day) and then the butcher will pick the meat up and butcher/pack for us, will tell you how we get on.

Castlehill Farm

  • Joined Oct 2012
  • Methlick
Re: Who/where do Private Kill for Pigs?
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2013, 07:48:32 pm »
Scotbeef have taken over both Mathers and Premier meat in Inverurie and only take cattle and sheep.

Rhinds of Elgin and Millers both take pigs of private kills.

 
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Castlehill Farm

  • Joined Oct 2012
  • Methlick
Re: Who/where do Private Kill for Pigs?
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2013, 09:26:47 am »

We phoned Rhinds of Elgin yesterday and they said for private kills it is £50 for ether sheep or pigs!

That is a price rise of around 100%, sad day for the smallholder raising some pork for family & friends.

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cleopatra

  • Guest
Re: Who/where do Private Kill for Pigs?
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2013, 12:06:49 pm »

We phoned Rhinds of Elgin yesterday and they said for private kills it is £50 for ether sheep or pigs!

That is a price rise of around 100%, sad day for the smallholder raising some pork for family & friends.

monopoly pricing

Pony-n-trap

  • Joined Jul 2010
  • Aberdeenshire
Re: Who/where do Private Kill for Pigs?
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2013, 09:37:01 pm »
Thank you so much for all your comments and suggestions as to who will do private kills, I have complained hugely to Scotbeef, especially after they 'lost' 3 of our pigs last year, am currently composing a letter to send to, well, anywhere I can think of, will let you know when they reply but it looks like this lot will be the last lot.
So much for keeping Britain Farming, or, Supporting Smallholders eh.........

 

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