Photo: Getty ImagesConcerns of a mass slaughtering of thousands of pigs by ill-equipped farmers spurred the Government to buy more than 12,000 pig carcasses during the height of Covid-19. The decision was made to mitigate significant animal welfare concerns, given the over-supply of pork during the lockdown period. "This raises animal welfare concerns under the animal welfare code. "[This could] could give rise to animal welfare concerns, particularly concerning the method of slaughter." The report said KiwiHarvest confirmed it could easily absorb an additional 112,000kg per week of pork (2000 pigs per week).

Source: Otago Daily Times July 31, 2020 00:00 UTC