MEAT FOR DOGS

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 December 1940, Page 8

MEAT FOR DOGS

AMERICAN TRADE OPENING SYDNEY, November 1. America’s 15,000,000 dogs may soon be worth about £1,000,000 a year to Australia’s meat industry. The Aus-tralian-American Trading Corporation of America has opened negotiations with Mr. J. B. Cramsie, a representative of the meatstrade, for the supply of 50,000,0001 b of low-grade beef, if available for processing. Mr. Cramsie has submitted the proposal to the Northern Territory cattlebreeders’ association, as North Australia is the most suitable area from which the required dog-beef can 'be obtained. “I am now awaiting final details, from the American corporation as to the price it is prepared to pay, and I have yet to hear the views of the Northern Territory Association,” said Mr. Cramsie. “This American demand for low-grade meat has been created by the war, and I can see in the near

future a big adjunct to our beef industry developing. The cattle 1 suitable for this new export trade are the rejects and inferior stock. “There should be no difficulty about processing the meat in North Australia, where there are several meat works suitable for the job. The dog reasonable shipping facilities a steady meat, after processing, will probably be shipped in tins or bags, and with annual supply should go forward.” ■