It’s time to load the last of our winter pigs to haul them to the butcher. Loading pigs is almost never easy, and this batch was especially difficult. I show some tricks for getting pigs to go onto the trailer and talk about USDA slaughterhouse requirements for unloading pigs, and the difference between USDA butchers and custom exempt butchers. I also cover our difficult decision to start using an electric cattle prod to help get the pigs moving, and whether the use of cattle prods is humane. Finally, I explain some of the strange rules involved with having meat processed at a USDA butcher facility.
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