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It is a small revolution in the agricultural world. Thanks to trucks transformed into mobile slaughterhouses, cattle avoid the stress of transport. A “better animal life” that the breeder at the origin of the project in Côte-d’Or wanted and which affects both the producer and the consumer. #IlsOntLaSolution
Mistreated animals, others moaning, dying … The shocking images of the L214 association produced in certain French slaughterhouses have left a mark on people’s minds. So breeders decided to react, like Emilie Jeannin. To reduce the stress of animals during transport to the slaughterhouse, this cattle breeder has imagined a mobile slaughterhouse installed in trucks. The project Ethical Beef, which is inspired by what has been done in Sweden, was born after 5 years of work and 2 million euros of investment. Its objective is to ensure “animal welfare” and, thanks to this ethical approach, should reach both breeders and consumers.
This system allows breeders to have better monitoring of the end of life of their animals. It is also a way to promote the work of producers and the quality of their meat. The remuneration proposed by Ethical Beef is about 25% higher than that of traditional slaughterhouses.
But these mobile slaughterhouses are not only intended to help breeders. With the creation of a whole commercial circuit, Emilie Jeannin wishes to give consumers the possibility of being able to eat ethical meat. “We slaughter the animals with the mobile slaughterhouse. Then we sell the meat to gastronomic professionals, whether they are butchers or restaurateurs, but also to individuals. It is therefore a whole sector which aims to bring the breeders together. consumers through a more animal-friendly farming and slaughter method “, explains Emile Jeannin.
A set of criteria guaranteeing quality, which already allow the company to supply more than fifty butchers and restaurateurs.