Eurocrats are very short sighted and have long noses which is why so many fail to see beyond them!!! The slaughter of cattle for personal consumption has bee a right and a way of life for many Bulgarians for generations, it cannot be dealt with overnight, anyone who thinks otherwise does not understand humanity and is in cloud cuckoo land!!! Whilst the aim may be the best one (health & sanitary conditions) you cannot just outlaw something overnight that has been done for hundreds of years. Legislation to slowly improve things and change conditions is the best and surest way, this might take a generation but it is the best and kindest way. After all there is an economic angle to this as well, home slaughter and consumption of animals subsidies low incomes, any change can seriously effect that balance.

To our great relief, only cows can't be slaughtered anymore. The ban won't be applied for kids...
Typo??
Quote: "The ban will not apply to pigs, sheep, lambs, goats, kids, and hens."
(mark the second to last species)

Now serious: I am not aware of any big consequence of backyard slaughtering. I disapprove of the EU wanting to make rules about everything and with doing so making the lives of the people in the village even more difficult and giving more room to international chains and bigger factories and production units whether or not owned by "mutri". Nevertheless, there should be an awareness with the people who actually slaughter their animal about public health, risks and animal-welbeing. This said, the animal which grew up in the field next to the house and gets slaughtered in the vicinity probably suffers less than industrial meat production and is less susceptible for health and contamination risks because of not being exposed to a lot of others of his kin.