Page 18 JULY 3 2011 ST thesundaymail.com.au 18 NEWS Organic meat up Shoppers react to cruelty Kelmeny Fraser Samantha Healy SALES of organic meat have spiked as shoppers shocked by the cruel treatment of Australian cattle over- seas seek out ethical options. One organic meat shop in the Brisbane region has recorded a 10 per cent rise in sales in the weeks since graphic footage showing the cruel treatment of Australian cattle in Indonesian slaughterhouses aired on Four Corners. Local butchers say they have been bombarded by questions about the source of their meat and how the cattle were treated before being sent to the abattoir. Owner of the Meat-Ting Place at Paddington attributed the 10 per cent increase in trade to the alarm over the footage. ‘‘I had people asking questions left, right and centre,’’ Steve Povey said. ‘‘The Meat-ting Place can tell you exactly where its meat comes from, the names, the farms, whether it’s lamb, pork or chicken.’’ Boutique butcher James Starr of Kenmore’s James’ Connoisseur Meats said he had fielded constant questions since the Four Corners program. ‘‘I can tell you where my beef is grown, what breed it is, how much it weighed when it was slaughtered, what the fat content was, almost up to what name it went by,’’ he said. A month after live cattle exports to Indonesia were suspended, the finan- cial cost is mounting for Queensland graziers still reeling after years of drought and natural disasters. Cattle industry insiders told The Sunday Mail that the ban would likely be ‘‘the final nail in the coffin’’ for some graziers, while other industries such as feedlots, road and sea trans- port companies and salesyards faced similar hardships if a workable de- cision was not made soon. Heels lose foothold Jackie Sinnerton To the point: Larissa Frommelt, 19, limits her high-heel wearing. Picture: Adam Armstrong NINE-to-five female workers are giving skyscraper heels the boot. Killer heels are no longer considered city chic for Queensland working women who are opting to protect their feet and their credibility. ‘‘More and more shoe shoppers are opting for mid-heels because they want to look professional and have more comfort, but still maintain a touch of elegance. And I think that will soon be the trend worldwide,’’ said shoe guru Natalie Mainwaring of Nat- Sui Shoes in Fortitude Valley. ‘‘I have just been overseas to check out the styles for next winter and lower heels are on the way. ‘‘Most women love a pair of killer heels and the platform designs are beautiful, but there is a time and place. And hobbling along the cobbled areas of the CBD on your way to work is not the place.’’ Larissa Frommelt, 19, from Noosa, works in retail and spends many hours on her feet. ‘‘I love extra tall high- heeled platform shoes, but couldn’t wear them for a whole shift at work,’’ she said. Research suggests prolonged high- heel wearing leads to health problems.
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Page 18 JULY 3 2011ST
thesundaymail.com.au18 NEWS
Organicmeat upShoppers react to crueltyKelmeny FraserSamantha Healy
SALES of organic meat have spikedas shoppers shocked by the crueltreatment of Australian cattle over-seas seek out ethical options.
One organic meat shop in theBrisbane region has recorded a 10 percent rise in sales in the weeks sincegraphic footage showing the crueltreatment of Australian cattle inIndonesian slaughterhouses aired onFour Corners.
Local butchers say they have beenbombarded by questions about thesource of their meat and how thecattle were treated before being sentto the abattoir.
Owner of the Meat-Ting Place atPaddington attributed the 10 per centincrease in trade to the alarm overthe footage.
‘‘I had people asking questions left,right and centre,’’ Steve Povey said.
‘‘The Meat-ting Place can tell you
exactly where its meat comes from,the names, the farms, whether it’slamb, pork or chicken.’’
Boutique butcher James Starr ofKenmore’s James’ ConnoisseurMeats said he had fielded constantquestions since the Four Cornersprogram.
‘‘I can tell you where my beef isgrown, what breed it is, how much itweighed when it was slaughtered,what the fat content was, almost upto what name it went by,’’ he said.
A month after live cattle exports toIndonesia were suspended, the finan-cial cost is mounting for Queenslandgraziers still reeling after years ofdrought and natural disasters.
Cattle industry insiders told TheSunday Mail that the ban would likelybe ‘‘the final nail in the coffin’’ forsome graziers, while other industriessuch as feedlots, road and sea trans-port companies and salesyards facedsimilar hardships if a workable de-cision was not made soon.
Heels losefootholdJackie Sinnerton
To the point: LarissaFrommelt, 19, limits herhigh-heel wearing.Picture: Adam Armstrong
NINE-to-five female workers aregiving skyscraper heels the boot.
Killer heels are no longerconsidered city chic for Queenslandworking women who are opting toprotect their feet and their credibility.
‘‘More and more shoe shoppers areopting for mid-heels because theywant to look professional and havemore comfort, but still maintain atouch of elegance. And I think thatwill soon be the trend worldwide,’’ saidshoe guru Natalie Mainwaring of Nat-Sui Shoes in Fortitude Valley.
‘‘I have just been overseas to checkout the styles for next winter andlower heels are on the way.
‘‘Most women love a pair of killerheels and the platform designs arebeautiful, but there is a time and place.And hobbling along the cobbled areasof the CBD on your way to work is notthe place.’’
Larissa Frommelt, 19, from Noosa,works in retail and spends many hourson her feet. ‘‘I love extra tall high-heeled platform shoes, but couldn’twear them for a whole shift at work,’’she said.
Research suggests prolonged high-heel wearing leads to health problems.
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