The national butchering team has 21.400 supporters
The online petition initiated by the national team of the butcher trade was closed on New Year's Eve. The campaign found a total of around 21.400 supporters. In this way, the political demands of the butcher's trade can be given additional emphasis. The main demand of the petition was fair treatment of the butcher's trade in relation to industrial structures. Using specific examples, it was made clear that the skilled trades are disadvantaged in certain areas by legal requirements. That has to be changed. The concern was not to bring about preferential treatment, but to reduce disadvantages. The campaign ran for almost five months. Numerous companies in the butcher's trade advertised the campaign to customers, acquaintances and of course those in the immediate vicinity of the company and collected a large number of signatures. The national team owes special thanks to these particularly active supporters. It turns out that a lot more would have been possible if even more craft businesses had become active in a similar way.
Nevertheless, the result is rated as extremely positive by both the national team and the top management of the German Butchers' Association. The petition is the first of its kind to be initiated in the butcher's trade. Against this background, the great popularity among customers is a remarkable result.
"The support of more than 21.000 people for our concerns will give us a lot of momentum when we talk to politicians in the coming months," stressed DFV President Herbert Dohrmann.
Exemplary comments from supporters of the petition:
“The idea of this petition can be applied to many areas. A step is finally being taken here.”
"The local butcher's trade is important and should remain."
"Healthy and high-quality food is important!"
"I would like my child to be able to buy an honest handicraft product in the future."
"This petition is exemplary for regional trades! There are many obstacles for small manufacturers and retailers. We need trust and knowledge, not bans and exaggerated requirements!”
"You can't buy cheap meat. Quality is important and costs money.”
"Because I've been able to go to my local butcher for over 30 years and I want it to stay that way."
“Today, regionality is more important than ever. That's why we try to live them as often as possible - when buying meat, milk, eggs, honey and much more."
"I'm a vegetarian :-) and grew up on a small farm with animal husbandry. I know how difficult it is for the "little ones". ... That's why I'm basically in favor of ... diversity through many small ones and not monoculture through a few large ones. And for treating food, nature, all animals and people with respect. And that's what this petition stands for, in my opinion. Anyone can eat meat who wants to. But please with the necessary appreciation and not from a discount store in a huge meat factory.”“I work as an official veterinarian in a large slaughterhouse as well as in a medium-sized company. Every day I see where which values lie.”
