Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Slaughterhouse #9 - The Local Meat Co, Sheffield, Tasmania
Are small, local slaughterhouses more humane?
Something we hear often, is that the best thing to do if you are concerned about the welfare of animals, is to only buy meat from local sources, where animals are slaughtered in smaller numbers, closer to where they were bred.
The Local Meat Co, is one of the smallest that we have investigated, primarily servicing the local community of Sheffield, Tasmania. It is owned by 2024 Tasmanian of the year, Steph Trethewey, and her husband Sam, who operate a ‘beef’ farm in the local area.
Operating only two days a week, The Local Meat Co kills cows, sheep and pigs. Cows are shot with a rifle to immoblise them before their throats are slit, while sheep and pigs are paralysed using electrical stunning.
In September 2023, we installed cameras over the race and knockbox at the facility, this is what we found...
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Slaughterhouse #9 - The Local Meat Co, Sheffield, Tasmania
Are small, local slaughterhouses more humane?
Something we hear often, is that the best thing to do if you are concerned about the welfare of animals, is to only buy meat from local sources, where animals are slaughtered in smaller numbers, closer to where they were bred.
The Local Meat Co, is one of the smallest that we have investigated, primarily servicing the local community of Sheffield, Tasmania. It is owned by 2024 Tasmanian of the year, Steph Trethewey, and her husband Sam, who operate a ‘beef’ farm in the local area.
Operating only two days a week, The Local Meat Co kills cows, sheep and pigs. Cows are shot with a rifle to immoblise them before their throats are slit, while sheep and pigs are paralysed using electrical stunning.
In September 2023, we installed cameras over the race and knockbox at the facility, this is what we found...
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Follow our journey to expose 30 Australian Slaughterhouses by the end of the year:
https://www.shutdownslaughterhouses.com.au
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Follow us on Facebook and Instagram:
facebook.com/DominionDocumentary
facebook.com/FarmTransparencyProject
instagram.com/dominionmovement
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It’s time to shut down slaughterhouses.
