Since Orkney lost its abattoir in 2018, and with local abattoirs continuing to close across the Highlands, crofters and farmers are being forced to transport sheep hundreds of miles for slaughter. These long journeys are expensive, weather-dependent, stressful for animals, and unsustainable for remote farming communities.
The Tiny Trailer Abattoir (TTA) is a practical, humane solution. Owned by the Orkney Boreray Farming Co-operative, this mobile, on-farm abattoir will be available for hire to any farmers and crofters who wish to use it. It will allow sheep to be slaughtered on their home farm or croft, handled by the farmers who know them best.
The TTA will dramatically improve animal welfare while strengthening the economic sustainability of crofts and farms in some of Scotland’s most remote areas.
The total cost of this first-of-its-kind infrastructure is £100,000. We have already raised half and now need your help to reach the final £50,000.
Please support this project with a donation, no matter how small, or by sharing this fundraiser.
If you would like to find out more about the project, visit https://orkneyboreray.com/
Project news on BBC website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx0zzn65e3o
For Facebook users a video about the project on BBC Radio Orkney page: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=saved&v=1952576185500869
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