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![handle is hein.animal/awanw0002 and id is 1 raw text is: We are pleased to announce that one chain. Sharing processing facilities is
of the Animal Welfare Approved Good a way to circumvent these difficulties
Husbandry Grants went to Lee and and allow farmers more oversight
Domisty Menius of Wild Turkey Farms in during this stage.
Salisbury, N.C. Lee and his wife Domisty
run a small family farm with the help Lee is fortunate to live in a state
of their two sons and Lee's brother where there is a USDA-inspected
Robbie. They raise pigs, cattle, chickens poultry facility, but the long journey
and vegetables, marketed primarily to and from this plant makes regular
through their local farmer's market use unfeasible for him. Having a
and an area buying club. Wild Turkey mobile trailer with all the necessary .......
Farms has been in the Animal Welfare equipment organized for easy use
Approved program since September. will allow Lee to process on-farm
For the Good Husbandry Grant, Lee and share this capability with other
proposed building an Animal Welfare farmers. The unit will consist of a
Approved mobile processing unit stunner, killing cones, propane-heated
(MPU). Construction on the unit, which scalder, plucker and stainless steel
would be shared among other Animal tables. Individual users will need to
Welfare Approved farmers in the region, supply their own knives, extension
will begin this spring. cord, water hose, coolers and any
packaging they wish to use. This unit
The slaughter process is often the is based on a similar one designed and
nchpin when it comes to marketing built by the North Carolina nonprofit
vestock. You can do a good job Foothills Family Farms. There will
of raising anim als, but for A nim al likely be a sm all fee to rent the unit ..................................................................................
Welfare Approved accreditation, in order to pay for expenses, such as d re d e ~ert
good management needs to extend maintenance and insurance, but the Caoi.
to transport and slaughter. There goal is to make this cost nominal.
is a definite high-welfare benefit to exemption allows for direct sales off
not having to transport the animals,' Regulations for on-farm processing the farm, at farmer's markets or to
remarked Tim Holmes, lead auditor for vary from state to state, but in North restaurants. Lee has raised chickens
the program. To compound matters, it Carolina, farmers are allowed to and turkeys over the past few years
can often be difficult to find a processor process up to 1,000 chickens or 250 and has had tremendous positive
who can accommodate an independent turkeys each year without being feedback from his customers. Once
farmer, since so many plants are inspected. Otherwise, birds must be [people] get a taste of pasture-raised
integrated into one company's supply taken to an inspected facility. This chicken, they really like it,'h says.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.animal/awanw0002&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)