What is mobile home kill?

Mobile home kill means we come directly to your smallholding to carry out humane on-farm slaughter for private household consumption. Animals remain in familiar surroundings, avoiding transport stress, and we return to butcher your animal into freezer-ready cuts.

Is home kill legal in the UK?

Yes. Home kill is legal when the animal belongs to you, the meat is for your own household, a trained slaughterman performs the stun and kill, and livestock records are updated correctly.

What does humane slaughter mean?

Humane slaughter means the animal is correctly stunned so it becomes unconscious immediately and cannot feel pain. Calm handling and no transport reduce stress further.

Do livestock feel pain during slaughter?

No. When performed correctly, the stun renders the animal unconscious instantly, so it cannot feel pain or fear. Handling is kept quiet, controlled, and minimal at all times.

Is halal slaughter allowed during home kill?

No. UK law requires stunning before bleeding for home kill, so non-stun slaughter cannot be carried out.

Do you offer pig home kill and basic butchery?

Yes. We offer on-farm pig home kill and basic butchery for smallholders. We carry out humane slaughter and then butcher into basic home-use cuts. We do not offer bacon curing, sausage making or minced pork as part of the mobile service.

How do you price pig home kill?

Pig pricing varies depending on the size and type of pig and the level of service you choose (slaughter only, or slaughter and basic butchery). We will talk through costs with you before booking so everything is clear and agreed.

How should I prepare my pigs before home kill?

Keep the pig calm and in a small, separate pen before we arrive so handling can be done calmly and safely. We will talk you through what else is helpful for your setup when you book.

Do I need a licence for home kill?

No. You don’t need a licence to home kill your own livestock for your own household. The slaughterman must hold the correct certification.

Can I sell or gift meat from home kill?

No. Home kill meat is for your own household only and cannot be sold or gifted outside your household.

What do I need to do for livestock movements?

For home slaughter, you record a death on the Livestock Information Service (LIS). If you’re unsure, we’ll guide you.

Which animals do you process?

We currently provide home kill services for sheep, goats and pigs.

Do you offer casualty and emergency slaughter?

Yes. We provide a 24/7 casualty and emergency slaughter service for livestock that cannot be transported safely. Meat is only returned if it is fit for human consumption, assessed honestly on arrival.

Richard in his Green Fields Home Kill and Butchery branded top inspecting and touching a freshly slaughtered lamb carcass during the home kill process

Lamb carcasses hung on string after on-farm slaughter, ready for skiled butchery

Richard from Green Fields Home Kill and Butchery photographed in front of lamb carcasses hanging after on-smallholding slaughter

Collage of Green Fields Home Kill and Butchery operating during private home slaughter

Richard, mobile slaughterman, skinning a large sheep during on-farm slaughter

Richard from Greenfields Home Kill and Butchery skinning a lamb carcass from an on-site farm home kill

WHO WE ARE

MEET THE SMALLHOLDER-LED, WELFARE-FOCUSED TEAM BEHIND GREEN FIELDS HOME KILL AND BUTCHERY

Hi, I’m Richard, and I live in Cambridgeshire. I’m the founder of Green Fields Home Kill and Butchery, a business built on over 20 years of experience in the meat trade — and a lifelong passion for animal welfare. As a smallholder and livestock owner myself, I truly understand the needs of fellow farmers and smallholders.

I strongly believe small businesses deserve real support. My vision is clear: to bring ethical standards, compassion, and humane slaughter practices to the forefront — with complete transparency at every step. I know that quality service and fair pricing matter. That’s why with us, there are no hidden costs, no surprises, and no stress.

What you’re quoted is exactly what you pay. Our mission is to offer a trustworthy, high-standard home slaughter and butchery service you can rely on time and time again.

If what I stand for resonates with you give us a call and talk to us to see how we can help you.

I am so passionate about assisting fellow smallholders, like myself, we have even written Educational Blogs, with some guest writers, do check then out. If we can offer help and advice about keeping Livestock for meat, we are always happy to talk.

Best wishes, Richard

Talking Openly About Home Slaughter

Richard from Green Fields Home Kill and Butchery, The Mobile Slaughterman, appears on Butcher Bible Episode 68 Podcast, found on Spotify and Youtube

Richard recently appeared on the Butchers Bible Podcast, hosted by Ant The Butcher, for a long-form conversation about smallholders, animal welfare, and on-farm slaughter.

In this episode, Richard talks honestly about:

Why smallholders choose on-farm services
What calm, welfare-first handling actually looks like in practice
The importance of transparency and trust
The realities of the work, beyond short social media clips

The conversation runs for just over 1 hour and 40 minutes and offers a much deeper insight into our approach than we can ever share in short posts or reels.

If you want to understand the why behind Green Fields Home Kill & Butchery — our values, our experience, and how we approach this work — this episode is a good place to start.

▶ Watch the full conversation below