Monday BBC2 9.30pm Slaughterhouse: The Task Of Blood

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Slaughterhouse - The Task of Blood

Mon 4 Jul, 9:30 pm - 10:30 pm 60mins

 

The vast majority of people in Britain eat meat, which means that

thousands of animals are slaughtered every day in British abattoirs.

 

This film is about a small, family-run abattoir in Oldham, Greater

Manchester. In graphic detail the film shows the process of meat

production. The animals arrive healthy and whole and are then

killed, skinned, eviscerated, butchered and stored in fridges before

being transported to retail outlets. The film is also about the men

with the sharp knives, the killers and cutters.

Very strong language and disturbing scenes.

Essence_UK says: Be interesting to see just how honest it is and if

the makers had any biases in what they wanted to portray. I have a

feeling it will be a " It's a grizzly job but somebody has to do it

for us and these noble men do " type piece, we'll see.

More typical an animal-related television broadcast at BBC2 7pm

Monday to Friday is " The Elephant Diaries " as part of the BBC Africa

season.