Traditional home slaughter (News 2018, by Christian Merz) - Swiss Press Award
Christian Merz
Das Schwein kurz vor der Schlachtung am Samstag, den 28. Oktober 2017 in Sissach. Die Metzgerei Haering zeigt in einem Hinterhof an zwei Schweinen die Hausmetzgete wie sie frueher Tradition war. (KEYSTONE/Christian Merz)
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2018
Christian Merz
A butcher in Sissach, Canton of Basel-Landschaft, publicly slaughtered two pigs to demonstrate the traditional home slaughtering that was once common. This sparked a debate in Switzerland and neighboring countries and led to him being reported by animal rights activists.
