We Need Your Input! Rural Vermont to Propose Changes to On-Farm Slaughter Laws

Vermont reached an agreement with the USDA to allow for state-inspected meat to be sold out of state. This means that state-inspected slaughter facilities will be able to process animals from USDA inspected facilities. Rural Vermont believes that slaughterhouses alone will not be able to mitigate the pressing demand for slaughter opportunities in the state and proposes to expand the allowances for the right to slaughter livestock on farms. Please express your support for this: