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Day Four
XI. THE GOAT ABATTOIR
8. The Process Of The Industry
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Inside*cauldrons*steam*blood & froth* loud music*56
workers 1/4 to 7*until 4.30 pm*90%skin left on*goat
carcasses*99% Tiawan*1% Korea*cheaper *in Broken
Hill*the goats are on*a lot of goats caught*in mulga
country* Pooncarrie to*the Queensland border*up to
900 miles away* round up like sheep*stunned* throat
is cut*workers do that*heads straight off* after
being 'stuck'*one hind leg* chained *to the belt*65%
taken off *put into tank*to be softened*1 tank, 8
goats*4 1/2 ft deep*8ft wide *poles held by 3 rowers
*when hair starts falling out* go into 'pig basher'
*1 machine operator *2 mins*tumbles goat, like pig*
stainless steel table*men with knives *shave off
excess hair*then hooked*both hind legs*put back on
chain*steam mist*sloppy things* falling to the ground
*loud music* green aprons*slippery steam*entrails
slide *through fingers*drop on floor*drop on boots*
tail & front legs*by one butcher*labourers* burner
singes*any little bit*of hair left on *next goes through
*first wash*high power manual*woman*she does
*hind quarters section* another wash*forequarter
section*taking neck off*marks neck with knife*uses
a hot cutter* goes along*to another bloke who*bungs
it* takes rectum out*reproductive organs*if female*
same bloke* opens up body *if buck goat *removes
testicles*if goat afraid to die*removes feelings*
next butcher* splits the brisket*next bloke* takes
all the innards out* gut, heart, liver, lungs*sell
innards*as they are*maybe fertilzer*after that*
commonwealth meat* trimmer*trims anything* the
meat inspector wants off*meat inspector can condem*
trimmer* automatic wash*quality assurance girl*for
blemishes hair*for anything wrong*weighed stamped*
is government approved*red export stamp on ticket*
packaging date*bagging room* all women*1st girl*
put plastic stocking*outer cover*one girl tying bag
*puts weight on stocking*goes down to freezing*39
hours frozen* to minus 10 or better*loaded into* 40
ft container*shipping container*1400 ft *after loaded
sealed*dipped in aqua seal* Australian Quarantine
Inspection Service*one container*brought in*5.30
in the morning*out by 7pm*taken to port* shipment
from Sydney by sea*end of process*goodbye goats
* goodbye Australia*
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