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Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: spandit on April 05, 2013, 05:17:12 pm

Title: An interesting article on slaughtering
Post by: spandit on April 05, 2013, 05:17:12 pm

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-farm-tests-shooting-as-alternative-to-slaughterhouses-a-892076.html (http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-farm-tests-shooting-as-alternative-to-slaughterhouses-a-892076.html)

Apologies if it's been shared before

Title: Re: An interesting article on slaughtering
Post by: Sudanpan on April 05, 2013, 09:24:02 pm

Interesting read - thanks for that.
I would certainly be interested in slaughter 'in situ' as it were - it intuitively make sense that to be killed in familiar surroundings without the preceding trailer loading and unloading etc would be less stressful.
However, as a species we do tend to anthropomorphise what we 'expect' animals to feel/think etc. Ultimately if an animal (not a primate) does not feel threatened then there is no reason for it to be stressed, so adequate resting etc after transport etc, plus quiet handling before slaughter goes a long way to alleviate the situation.
I think 'on farm' slaughter would be achievable on a small scale, but as soon as you get larger numbers then the ensuing logistics could be problematic.