HC Deb 01 August 1946 vol 426 c244W
83. Mrs. Middleton

asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that at the slaughterhouse at Stonehouse, Plymouth, during the course of last week two cows were slaughtered while in calf; and what steps he proposes to take to prevent such waste of potential milk and potential livestock.

Dr. Summerskill

Both cows were sent direct to the slaughterhouse for slaughter as casualties, and the carcases were condemned as unfit for human consumption.

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