My father was a butcher my whole life. He slaughtered animals so prepare their meat for sale.
That's awesome!  Did he have to go to school for that, or did he learn it himself?
Some places want you to have a 3 year apprenticeship and then you can become a master butcher. My father learned from his father.
That's great that it is a family tradition!  Butchers have been around a long time, haven't they?
Yes it is an ancient trade that dates back to 1272 in england.
Holy cow!  That's a long time!  Are you planning to follow in your father's footsteps?
Butcher
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 cuts of meat and poultry for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments. A butcher may be employed by supermarkets, grocery stores, butcher shops and fish markets, slaughter houses, or may be self-employed.
Butchery is an ancient trade, whose duties may date back to the domestication of livestock; its practitioners formed guilds in England as
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