Butcher

A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat, or participate within any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat and poultry for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments. A butcher may be employed by supermarkets, grocery stores, butcher shops and fish markets, slaughter houses, or may be self-employed.Butchery is an ancient trade, whose duties may date back to the domestication of livestock; its practitioners formed guilds in England as far back as 1272. Today, many jurisdictions offer trade certifications for butchers. Trade qualification is earned through a three to four year apprenticeship although some training organisations qualify their students sooner, depending on their competency. In some countries, once a butcher is trade qualified, they can learn to become a master butcher .