Fuente: WIPO "meat" A tail cutter or tail saver capable of partly cutting free the tail of an animal carcass while the cutting device is cutting the back of an animal carcass into two halves. The tail saver is suitable for being connected to a cutting device for splitting animal carcasses. The tail cutter comprises a tail knife with a longitudinal cutting blade for cutting free part of the tail at the base part of the tail, a finger connected to the tail knife, the finger being capable of directing the loose part of the tail to a predetermined side of the animal carcass, the finger is bent to the right or left relative to the longitudinal direction of the cutting blade of the tail knife, and the cutting blade of the tail knife is located in line with and/or in the same plane as the cutting device when the tail knife is located on this cutting device.