Butcher shop worker fired for video of Clark County Fair hog slaughter

A Medway-based butcher shop has fired an employee after he allegedly sent out a social media post of hogs from the Clark County Fair being slaughtered.

The 30-second video obtained by the this news outlet was captured by a parent whose children were upset by the post. It’s not standard practice for employees to record a slaughter, said Mike Janow, a butcher at the meat market located at 10998 Gerlaugh Road.

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“It’s not appropriate and that’s solely the reason why we (terminated the employee),” Janow said. “He shouldn’t have done it. … I apologize to anyone who may have seen it.”

The post wasn't meant to be made public, the employee allegedly told Janow, and it has since been deleted from SnapChat, a social media site. Janow was unclear about when the video was posted.

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The situation was brought to an end immediately, Clark County Fairgrounds Executive Director Dean Blair said.

The business has been located in Medway since it opened in 1950 and has been a huge fair supporter for years.

“They’re a top notch family who have a top notch business,” Blair said.

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