List of Abattoirs in Namibia

What Are Abattoirs?

A slaughterhouse, also called abattoir, is a facility where animals are slaughtered, most often to provide food for humans. Slaughterhouses supply meat, which then becomes the responsibility of a packaging facility.

These Are Some of the List of Abattoirs in Namibia

Meat Board of Namibia

Namib Poultry Industry (NPI)

Farmers Meat Market Mariental

Agra Auctions

Frequently Ask Questions

How many abattoirs are in Namibia?

Meatco owns and operates two abattoirs, a feedlot and a tannery. The abattoirs are located in Windhoek and Okahandja and produce about 27,000 tonnes of beef annually.

Who is the owner of meatco in Namibia?

Meatco’s Foundation Executive, Kingsley Kwenani, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the newly established Meatco’s subsidiary company, the Meatco Northern Communal Area (Pty) Ltd. The Meatco NCA (Pty) Ltd is 100% owned by Meatco.

Where can I buy meat in Windhoek?

• KWS Namibia. Meat Wholesaler.
• MeatPoint Windhoek. Middle Eastern Restaurant.
• MEAT Lovers Windhoek. Meat Wholesaler.
• K&K MeatBoxes. Butcher Shop.
• Porky’s Meat Market. Butcher Shop.
• Farm & Ocean. Grocery Store.
• Rand Street Butchery. Butcher Shop.
• Platteland Meat Market. Butcher Shop.

How are animals killed in an abattoir in Namibia?

Penetrating captive bolt – used on cattle, sheep and some pigs. A gun fires a metal bolt into the brain of the animal causing the animal to lose consciousness immediately. Electrical – used on sheep, calves and pigs. Gas stunning/killing – of pigs, which involves the use of gas mixtures.

What happens in an abattoir in Namibia?

Just prior to slaughter, animals are walked up a raceway into the abattoir where they enter the stunning box. As soon as the animal is stunned, it is shackled by a hind leg and then the large blood vessels are severed to induce bleeding (a process known as ‘sticking’).

Is Halal painful in Namibia?

Halal slaughter of animals was conceived on the historical principle that it was one of the more humane methods available. Yet now the RSPCA says that, when compared to methods that involve stunning the animal beforehand, it can cause unnecessary suffering, pain and distress.

How do they kill cows at slaughterhouses in Namibia?

After they are unloaded, cows are forced through a chute and shot in the head with a captive-bolt gun meant to stun them. Ramon Moreno, a longtime slaughterhouse worker, told The Washington Post that he frequently has to cut the legs off completely conscious cows.

What happens to blood from a slaughterhouse in Namibia?

But what happens to the vast quantities of blood, the other by-product of an abattoir? After the blood flows down the drains of the killing floor, it’s collected in giant tanks. Chemicals in the blood make their way into cookies to provide iron fortification and into cakes to replace egg whites.

Do abattoirs smell?

Just like a hospital has a distinctive smell, slaughterhouses smell like warm blood. There’s iron in the air all the time—even over the bleach, you can still smell it. There are always two parts inside an slaughterhouse: a clean side and a dirty side.

Is halal healthy in Namibia?

Containing more vegetables with vitamins and lean protein meat than the typical Western diet you might be accustomed to, an American Halal Food diet also contains less high-fat dairy ingredients, leading to an overall healthier lifestyle.

Is halal killing cruel in Namibia?

Islamic ritual slaughter has been attacked as cruel, but Muslim authorities say the method is humane. Halal meat is an essential part of the Muslim faith and advocates argue that the practices of traditional Islamic slaughter are humane.

Why is pork not halal in Namibia?

Pigs are described in this section as prohibited because they have a cloven hoof but don’t chew their cud. And the pig, because it has a cloven hoof that is completely split, but will not regurgitate its cud; it is unclean for you.