Mobile slaughterhouse for wild game launched in western Japan town

A western Japan town has launched a meat-processing truck designed to quickly slaughter wild boars and deer killed by hunters, in an effort to utilize game that previously went to waste.(Supplied Image)Dubbed the "gibier car," the mobile slaughterhouse began full-fledged operations in Yusuhara town in Kochi Prefecture in August, and is the first of its kind in Japan. "Gibier" is the French word for wild game.The local hunting industry has welcomed the truck as an alternative to traditional slaughterhouses, the nearest of which is far from the town. The project started when the local governm…READ FULL ARTICLE