Is Humane Slaughter Possible?

Humane Slaughter of Bovine

HUMANE SLAUGHTER: THE Ante-Mortem HANDLING Humane slaughter is the technical and scientific proceeding set that guarantees the animal welfare since loading, in the rural property, to the bleeding. The slaughter must be performed without unnecessary suffering. The humane conditions must be presented during preslaughter handling. The animal stunning is considered the most critical operation durin...

Humane Slaughter of Animal

The campaign against butchery by cutting the throat, while the animal is conscious, has been renewed recently with the gratifying effect that newer methods, more humane in nature, have been devised. The German Society for the Protection of Animals in 1927 and the International Congress for the Protection of Animals held at Vienna decided against the procedure of ' butchery without concussion Ma...

Humane harvesting and slaughter of farmed fish.

The overwhelming majority of farmed fish produced throughout the world are killed with little or no consideration for their welfare. Fasting periods can be excessive, transport stressful and killing inhumane. At the time of writing, the salmon industry is the only sector in which consideration of the welfare of the fish at slaughter has resulted in significant improvements throughout most of th...

Humane Transport and Slaughter of Farm Animals

Electric stunning: a humane slaughter method for trout

The most common commercial slaughter method for portion-sized rainbow trout is asphyxiation in ice slurry. This method is however widely believed to expose the fish to unnecessary pain and suffering. The industry is consequently seeking an alternative method, which offers improved welfare of the fish at slaughter. Electric stunning of fish in water is identified as a suitable method. Parameters...