butcher

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In 2024, Shasta County agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a 9-year-old girl and her family after sheriff’s deputies seized her goat so it could be butchered.

From Los Angeles Times

Rather, their magnetism lies in their depiction of the commonplace—butchered meats, pastry chefs, rowhouses—as strange and surprising, even extraordinary.

From The Wall Street Journal

A full deli as well as a smokehouse and butcher, Oscar’s provides an efficient entry point to the foods of the region with a considered selection from nearby producers.

From The Wall Street Journal

I celebrated a rail trip across Germany, for instance, with an Oktoberfest-style meal of brats and sauerkraut purchased from my local German butcher.

From The Wall Street Journal

Manchester Farms Quail – Quail can be surprisingly tough to track down, even at specialty butchers, but Manchester Farms makes this delicious little bird totally accessible for home cooks.

From Salon