In Romania, liveram markets are open in many communities, and sheep farmers have strict rules to follow.
Local governments only advise purchases from authorized sellers to provide veterinarian health guarantees.
“They carry the risk that the meat may not be lamb or be another type of animal, or that the meat may induce a pathological condition in the person who buys it,” says Florin Kapanana, director of the National Health and Veterinary Affairs for Food Safety.
Romania has a centuries-old country tradition of massacreating pigs and lambs without stunning on major Christian holidays.
Last week, a slaughterhouse for lambs and goats opened in the open market in Cleiova, southwestern Romania. Live animals come to the farmers, and buyers can choose what they want.
“We got lamb meat yesterday. Today we’re here for the kids (goat meat). We like it here because it… we’re looking at it. It’s natural,” one buyer said.
For other buyers, it’s about price. “I’m sure what I’m getting. I got a very fat piece in the central market,” said one buyer. Another explained that many people prefer to buy mutton chops from such markets, especially since the prices are low.
“The cost of a kilogram is between 20 and 23 leigh, about 4 to 4.60 euros, but in stores the price is twice as high,” he said.
The number of slaughterhouses has been decreasing in recent years, but dozens of people run throughout Romania.
Adrian Dinu, a public market officer at Craiova, said the butchers carrying out the genocide are licensed.
“We have captive bolters and a sterilization station for knives. The lamb is purchased. It is chosen by the buyer, then it is taken to the genocide point, where a licensed butcher takes it and is seen by the vet who applies the health stamp after the genocide,” he explained.
EU regulations regarding animal genocide
Romania has sought fierce criticism of the animal genocide when it joined the European Union in 2007. Since joining the EU, the country has been subject to strict rules that it must follow.
“The European Union has very clear laws regarding animal genocide, which explains in detail what is permitted and what is not permitted for each species,” says Gabriel Poun, president of the International Animal NGO.
“Whether it’s a lamb or another farm animal, no one is allowed to kill an animal without any magnificent magnificently.”
One EU regulations also require pre-slaughter veterinarians to attend the farm.
In the meantime, this Easter regulator in Romania has repeated warnings against the purchase of lambs directly from sheep farms without sanitation certification.
They say meat can lead to parasitic diseases.
Last year, Eastern European countries recorded 67 sheep and goat plague outbreaks in the summer, resulting in 280,000 animals being killed.
