Day 101 - 10 Mar 95 - Page 28
1 A. How do you mean "what is the extent"?
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3 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Can you put it in a more precise way? You
4 have done some reading on the subject?
5 A. Yes.
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7 Q. You have observed what is going on at Midland Meat Packers?
8 A. Yes.
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10 Q. No doubt, you have had conversations from time to time
11 where methods of slaughter may have cropped up?
12 A. Yes.
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14 Q. For one reason or another?
15 A. Yes.
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17 Q. You do not tend to be an expert in slaughtering methods, I
18 do not suppose?
19 A. No, I do not.
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21 MS. STEEL: In terms of slaughtering what were you looking out
22 for?
23 A. Are we talking about Midland Meat Packers.
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25 Q. Yes.
26 A. Well, the main things that I would look for would be --
27 during the actual slaughtering process?
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29 Q. Yes.
30 A. Well, the effective stunning of the animal, to see that
31 the animal does not suffer, obviously, and the killing.
32 I also walk around the holding pens for the animals, and
33 then follow the process through actually. You follow it in
34 reverse because of the potential for cross-contamination,
35 so you start at the end of the line and go backwards.
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37 Q. Are you the main person in the company responsible for
38 animal welfare?
39 A. No, I am not.
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41 Q. Who is that person?
42 A. Barbara Crawford is really responsible in our
43 department for animal welfare issues.
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45 Q. Are you next under her?
46 A. That is correct.
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48 Q. Is there anyone else who is on your level or above you?
49 A. Well, Barbara Crawford is immediately above me. She is
50 my boss.
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52 Q. Yes, apart from Barbara Crawford?
53 A. Then I am the next one down, if you like.
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55 Q. You have not visited the slaughter facilities at Sun Valley
56 then?
57 A. Yes, many times.
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59 Q. You have?
60 A. Yes.
