On 9/21/2015 1:01 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 15:26:39 -0700, gtr wrote:
>
>> I snooped out two other places within 8 miles of the house, Dakao and
>> Baladi Halal Poultry. They have duck, turkey, quail, rabbits, and a
>> number of varieties of chicken (white, brown black). At Baladi the
>> pigeons cost $12 or $13 for "a bigger one". They apparently slaughter,
>> butcher and clean them on premises. I noted one Yelp review that
>> pointed out they have baby rabbits which are sold for $8 and encourages
>> readers to "help them find a home". Also another user mentions that
>> there are baby chicks and ducklings that are "so cute".
>
> It would be illegal to slaughter meat/poultry in a retail store.
> Slaughter must take place in a separate, federally inspected facility
> that has a full time inspecter. I think there's an exception for
> under 1,000 birds a year but that's only 3 birds a day. And it still
> has to be a separate facility. It's possible to do it in the same
> building but the cost of keeping both operations completely separate
> would be prohibitive for that hole in the wall place (yes, I looked at
> Yelp and Google Street View ;-)
>
> Also, I'm almost positive you can't sell live animals at a grocery
> store unless you can pass them off as service animals. Maybe they're
> seizure-alert rabbits?
>
> The FBI and Homeland Security probably need to raid that place!
>
> -sw
>

That might be true of mammals, birds, and other "higher" organisms, but
I've been to many Oriental groceries and restaurant that have tanks of
live seafood that you can buy.