The Straits Times
STForum Online
April 17, 2009
Stop the live slaughter at supermarkets
I REFER to last Saturday's report, 'Supermarkets go live'.
It goes against reason that some supermarkets are allowed to keep live produce that is slaughtered on site for sale.
More than a decade has passed since live slaughtering was prohibited in wet markets. I believe the reasoning then was that blood and offal residue discharged into sewerage systems could lead to severe clogging and the threat of disease. Abattoirs with specialised facilities to handle the waste were developed at considerable cost.
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority and the National Environment Agency should curtail this trend of supermarket slaughter.
Errol Goodenough
