CCTV in Slaughterhouses - A huge cheer for Morrisons

Ahh... yet again, I think I am well informed and this thread shows me how little I really know. I do buy my meat from my local butchers - it isn't much more expensive than the local supermarket and actually - they will frenquently suggest a cheaper cut of meat for a specific dish as their meat is of a higher quality. Meat is produced and slaughtered locally. The butchers, which is on its own on a through road in my village has a fantastic reputation and is always busy. I also buy my eggs from my local shops too and they are cheaper (oddly).

Always avoided Morrisons ever since I went to shop there and was greeted by the sight of a very very fat hairy sweaty man, just wearing a vest (on top) walking out of the store with a full shopping bag. Got back in the car, drove on and have never gone back since!
 
I think that local butchers are the best - especially if you know their ethical values. Mine is more expensive, but I just eat less meat and buy better quality. Probably healthier and cheaper in the long run.

But at least Morrissons are acknowledging that animal welfare at the point of slaughter is an issue, so that has to be a huge step forward. Tesco's - are far as I can tell they don't give a **** - I never buy anything at Tesco's unless there really is no option.

So well done Morrissons, at least its going in the right direction.
 
I'm in the "buy it from your local butcher" camp. The butcher we use can tell you where every piece of meat in his shop is from - the first thing I asked when I first walked in was where the meat was from. He uses local meat, can tell you exactly which farm and how it was reared, and says none of his meat comes from more than 20 miles away. So not only is it ethical, it's also more environmentally friendly than buying supermarket meat which has been shipped twice around the UK first... assuming it's even from the UK!
 
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