Device for arranging press bars within a press cage section provided in a compression space of a press with a screw for processing animal and/or plant material into meat meal and/or animal fat and the like, having at least one receiving element which has an outer side, which is formed to be arranged in the press cage section, and an inner side, which is formed to receive a press bar arrangement made of a plurality of press bars located next to one another transversely to their longitudinal extension, and a first end and a second end, wherein the first and second ends (4a, 4b) are spaced apart from one another in a direction at an angle or transversely to the longitudinal extension of the press bars to be received by the inner side of the at least one receiving element, and having a first clamping element and a second clamping element, wherein the first clamping element is fastenable to the first end of the at least one receiving element and the second clamping element is fastenable to the second end of the at least one receiving element in such manner that the first clamping element can be moved into engagement with a first outer press bar which forms a first end of the press bar arrangement to be received by the inner side of the at least one receiving element and the second clamping element can be moved into engagement with a second outer press bar which forms a second end of the press bar arrangement to be received by the inner side of the at least one receiving element and said second end being located remote from the first end of the press bar arrangement and in this case the first and second clamping elements (8a, 8b) apply a pressure to the press bar arrangement to be received by the inner side of the at least one receiving element in a direction at an angle or transversely to the longitudinal extension of the press bars, and having at least one connecting element which is detachably fastenable to a first section, preferably to a first end, on the first clamping element, and to a second section, preferably to a second end, on the second clamping element, characterised in that the at least one connecting element is formed as a handle. having at least one receiving element which has an outer side, which is formed to be arranged in the press cage section, and an inner side, which is formed to receive a press bar arrangement made of a plurality of press bars located next to one another transversely to their longitudinal extension, and a first end and a second end, wherein the first and second ends (4a, 4b) are spaced apart from one another in a direction at an angle or transversely to the longitudinal extension of the press bars to be received by the inner side of the at least one receiving element, and having a first clamping element and a second clamping element, wherein the first clamping element is fastenable to the first end of the at least one receiving element and the second clamping element is fastenable to the second end of the at least one receiving element in such manner that the first clamping element can be moved into engagement with a first outer press bar which forms a first end of the press bar arrangement to be received by the inner side of the at least one receiving element and the second clamping element can be moved into engagement with a second outer press bar which forms a second end of the press bar arrangement to be received by the inner side of the at least one receiving element and said second end being located remote from the first end of the press bar arrangement and in this case the first and second clamping elements (8a, 8b) apply a pressure to the press bar arrangement to be received by the inner side of the at least one receiving element in a direction at an angle or transversely to the longitudinal extension of the press bars, and having at least one connecting element which is detachably fastenable to a first section, preferably to a first end, on the first clamping element, and to a second section, preferably to a second end, on the second clamping element, characterised in that the at least one connecting element is formed as a handle.