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 butcher box reviews of meat and poultry for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments. England as far back as 1272. Standards and practices of butchery differ between countries, regions and ethnic groups.

Variation with respect to the types of animals that are butchered as well as the cuts and parts of the animal that are sold depends on the types of foods that are prepared by the butcher’s customers. Butchery is a traditional line of work. In the industrialized world, slaughterhouses use butchers to slaughter the animals, performing one or a few of the steps repeatedly as specialists on a semi automated disassembly line. In parts of the world, it is common for butchers to perform many or all of the butcher’s duties. Where refrigeration is less common, these skills are required to sell the meat of slaughtered animals. Butcher’s shop”, “Butchery”, and “boucherie” redirect here. For the 1583 painting, see Butcher’s Shop.