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Furious shoppers flock to local butchers

There was anger and indignation among Scottish shoppers as news continued to emerge about the horsemeat scandal.

TRUST: Andrew Gillespie's in Anniesland was packed with shoppers keen to buy meat from a reliable supplier. Pictures: Martin Shields
TRUST: Andrew Gillespie's in Anniesland was packed with shoppers keen to buy meat from a reliable supplier. Pictures: Martin Shields

Queues formed at independent butchers shops in Glasgow as more consumers chose to buy locally produced beef and pork.

At Andrew Gillespie's in Anniesland, Elaine Eadie, 44, from Maryhill, said: "It's shocking.

"I think someone should be made accountable for selling things that aren't what we thought they were. It's a betrayal of our confidence.

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