user471: According to the Vanijja Sutta on Right Livelihood:

"Monks, a lay follower should not engage in five types of business.
  Which five? Business in weapons, business in human beings, business
  in meat, business in intoxicants, and business in poison.

The first precept forbids taking of a life.
The ability to freeze, store, transport and sell meat later was not possible in the time of the Buddha.
Questions:

Is it ok for someone observing the first precept and Right Livelihood, to be a frozen meat retailer, supplier or importer selling frozen meat sourced from elsewhere (but is not involved with the actual farming and slaughter of animals)?
Is it ok for someone observing the first precept and Right Livelihood, to work as a cashier or general worker in a supermarket or hypermarket (e.g. Tesco, Target or Aldi) that sells many things including frozen meat?
Is it ok for someone observing the first precept and Right Livelihood, to work as an employee in a logistics company (like FedEx) that stores and transports all types of products including frozen meat?
Is it ok for someone observing the first precept and Right Livelihood, to work as a chef or waiter in a restaurant that serves meat dishes, using only frozen meat (no live animals)?


user7628: The reason the Buddha suggested we abstain from certain things is not because of the morality of the actions themselves, but because of the effect these actions have on our minds.
The fact that you are even asking this question illustrates there is some sort of mental suffering/inner conflict that has arrisen. This is the suffering we are attempting to avoid by abstaining from specific actions. This is what the Buddha warned us of. 
You are always free to do whatever you wish! I would just suggest you not do something that brings you suffering. 

user-1: The very fact of you asking that question conveys what kind of business meat business is.
I would like to present it from Thich Nhat Hanh perspective on Right livelihood (Mahayana):

In forgetfulness, we may separate ourselves from the butcher, thinking
  his livelihood is wrong, while ours is right. However, if we didn't
  eat meat, the butcher wouldn't kill or kill less.

It is better not to do any meat business at all, or deal with meat at all. We can do better, and not at expense of other beings; humans are omnivores, killing and participating in killing is not required.

user-1: The direct translation of Right Livelhood (by Bhikkhu Bodhi) says:

RIGHT LIVELIHOOD (1) Avoiding Wrong Livelihood “These five trades, O
  monks, should not be taken up by a lay follower: trading in weapons,
  trading in living beings, trading in meat, trading in intoxicants,
  trading in poison.” (AN 5: 177; III 208)

this is all that's said - beyond it is people's interpretations. This is my answer.
But if we want to go further, it may be of interest that the Buddha included cattle raising as an acceptable way to earn a living in AN 8.54 (also direct translation by Bhikkhu Bodhi):

“There are, Byagghapajja, four things that lead to the welfare and
  happiness of a family man in this very life. What four? The
  accomplishment of persistent effort, the accomplishment of protection,
  good friendship, and balanced living. “And what is the accomplishment
  of persistent effort? Here, Byagghapajja, whatever may be the means by
  which a family man earns his living— whether by farming, trade,
  cattle raising, archery or civil service, or by some other craft— he is skillful and diligent; he investigates the appropriate means,
  and is able to act and arrange everything properly. This is called the
  accomplishment of persistent effort.


One of the principal features of the Buddha’s teachings is that they were spoken to accord with the varying spiritual and mental needs and dispositions of the listeners.
As said in Essence of the Heart Sutra: The Dalai Lama's Heart of Wisdom Teachings

There is a verse in which Buddha urges his followers to take his words
  as they might accept from a jeweler a metal that appears to be gold:
  only after seeing that the metal does not tarnish when burned, can be
  easily cut, and can be polished to a bright shine should the metal be
  accepted as gold. Thus, the Buddha gives us his permission to
  critically examine even his own teachings. Buddha suggests we make a
  thorough inquiry into the truth of his words and verify them for
  ourselves, and only then “accept them, but not out of reverence.”

Another point to consider is the purpose of the teachings on Right View and Right Livelihood. As Bhikku Bodhi writes in his book The Noble Eightfold Path - 

Though the principles laid down in this section restrain immoral
  actions and promote good conduct, their ultimate purpose is not so
  much ethical as spiritual. They are not prescribed merely as guides to
  action, but primarily as aids to mental purification.

and later quotes the Dhammapada:

To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this
  is the teaching of the Buddhas.

To this end, making a living destroying stuffed animals might be incompatible with your spiritual life, given the human tendency to anthropomorphize. 
So my suggestion is to read the suttas and put them in context for the time, and apply them to the context of your life.

user20096: My answers to
Question 1.
No.
Question 2
Yes
Question 3
Yes
If you are selling meat, you are directly involved in the business of buying meat from people who kill the animals.
If you work as a cashier or logistics, you have nothing to do with the killing of animals.

471: <p>According to the <a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an05/an05.177.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Vanijja Sutta</a> on <a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/samma-ajivo/index.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Right Livelihood</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>"Monks, a lay follower should not engage in five types of business.
  Which five? Business in weapons, business in human beings, <strong>business
  in meat</strong>, business in intoxicants, and business in poison.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The first <a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sila/pancasila.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">precept</a> forbids taking of a life.</p>

<p>The ability to freeze, store, transport and sell meat later was not possible in the time of the Buddha.</p>

<p>Questions:</p>

<ol>
<li>Is it ok for someone observing the first precept and Right Livelihood, to be a frozen meat retailer, supplier or importer selling frozen meat sourced from elsewhere (but is not involved with the actual farming and slaughter of animals)?</li>
<li>Is it ok for someone observing the first precept and Right Livelihood, to work as a cashier or general worker in a supermarket or hypermarket (e.g. Tesco, Target or Aldi) that sells many things including frozen meat?</li>
<li>Is it ok for someone observing the first precept and Right Livelihood, to work as an employee in a logistics company (like FedEx) that stores and transports all types of products including frozen meat?</li>
<li>Is it ok for someone observing the first precept and Right Livelihood, to work as a chef or waiter in a restaurant that serves meat dishes, using only frozen meat (no live animals)?</li>
</ol>
 7628: <p>The reason the Buddha suggested we abstain from certain things is not because of the morality of the actions themselves, but because of <strong>the effect these actions have on our minds.</strong></p>

<p>The fact that you are even asking this question illustrates there is some sort of mental suffering/inner conflict that has arrisen. This is the suffering we are attempting to avoid by abstaining from specific actions. This is what the Buddha warned us of. </p>

<p>You are always free to do whatever you wish! I would just suggest you not do something that brings you suffering. </p>
 -1: <p>The very fact of you asking that question conveys <em>what</em> kind of business meat business is.</p>

<p>I would like to present it from Thich Nhat Hanh perspective on Right livelihood (Mahayana):</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>In forgetfulness, we may separate ourselves from the butcher, thinking
  his livelihood is wrong, while ours is right. However, if we didn't
  eat meat, the butcher wouldn't kill or kill less.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>It is better not to do any meat business at all, or deal with meat at all. We can do better, and not at expense of other beings; humans are omnivores, killing and participating in killing is <strong>not</strong> required.</p>
 -1: <p>The direct translation of Right Livelhood (<a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B003XF1LIO" rel="nofollow noreferrer">by Bhikkhu Bodhi</a>) says:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>RIGHT LIVELIHOOD (1) Avoiding Wrong Livelihood “These five trades, O
  monks, should not be taken up by a lay follower: trading in weapons,
  trading in living beings, trading in meat, trading in intoxicants,
  trading in poison.” (AN 5: 177; III 208)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>this is all that's said - beyond it is people's interpretations. This is my answer.</p>

<p>But if we want to go further, it may be of interest that the Buddha included <strong>cattle raising</strong> as an acceptable way to earn a living in <a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an08/an08.054.nara.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">AN 8.54</a> (also direct translation by Bhikkhu Bodhi):</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>“There are, Byagghapajja, four things that lead to the welfare and
  happiness of a family man in this very life. What four? The
  accomplishment of persistent effort, the accomplishment of protection,
  good friendship, and balanced living. “And what is the accomplishment
  of persistent effort? Here, Byagghapajja, whatever may be the means by
  which a family man earns his living— whether by farming, trade,
  <strong>cattle raising</strong>, archery or civil service, or by some other craft— he is skillful and diligent; he investigates the appropriate means,
  and is able to act and arrange everything properly. This is called the
  accomplishment of persistent effort.</p>
</blockquote>

<hr>

<p>One of the principal features of the Buddha’s teachings is that they were spoken to accord with the varying spiritual and mental needs and dispositions of the listeners.</p>

<p>As said in <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B003VYBP2O" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Essence of the Heart Sutra: The Dalai Lama's Heart of Wisdom Teachings</a></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>There is a verse in which Buddha urges his followers to take his words
  as they might accept from a jeweler a metal that appears to be gold:
  only after seeing that the metal does not tarnish when burned, can be
  easily cut, and can be polished to a bright shine should the metal be
  accepted as gold. Thus, the Buddha gives us his permission to
  critically examine even his own teachings. <strong>Buddha suggests we make a
  thorough inquiry into the truth of his words and verify them for
  ourselves, and only then “accept them, but not out of reverence.”</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<p>Another point to consider is the purpose of the teachings on Right View and Right Livelihood. As Bhikku Bodhi writes in his book <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B007626M3E" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Noble Eightfold Path</a> - </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Though the principles laid down in this section restrain immoral
  actions and promote good conduct, <strong>their ultimate purpose is not so
  much ethical as spiritual. They are not prescribed merely as guides to
  action, but primarily as aids to mental purification.</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<p>and later <a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.14.budd.html#dhp-183" rel="nofollow noreferrer">quotes the Dhammapada</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this
  is the teaching of the Buddhas.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>To this end, making a living destroying stuffed animals might be incompatible with your spiritual life, given the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphism#Examples_in_prehistory" rel="nofollow noreferrer">human tendency to anthropomorphize</a>. </p>

<p>So my suggestion is to read the suttas and put them in context for the time, and apply them to the context of your life.</p>
 20096: <p>My answers to
Question 1.
No.</p>
<p>Question 2
Yes</p>
<p>Question 3
Yes</p>
<p>If you are selling meat, you are directly involved in the business of buying meat from people who kill the animals.</p>
<p>If you work as a cashier or logistics, you have nothing to do with the killing of animals.</p>
