CRIMES WITHOUT CONSEQUENCES - gpvec
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The USDA-FSIS has issued several notices and directives related to humane slaughter<br />
and handling during the past 15 years. They address such subjects as ritual slaughter<br />
procedures, assessing stunning effectiveness, and the treatment of non-ambulatory<br />
animals, and appear to have been published in response to reports of animal cruelty at<br />
slaughter. A brief description of these documents is presented in Table 10 below.<br />
Table 10. FSIS Notices and Directives Related to Humane Slaughter<br />
Date Notice/Directive Subject<br />
04/29/92 Directive 6900 Humane Handling of Disabled Livestock:<br />
Gives inspection personnel procedures<br />
for ensuring humane handling of disabled<br />
livestock from the time animals enter premises<br />
until they are slaughtered.<br />
11/02/98 Directive 6900.1 Humane Handling of Disabled Livestock:<br />
This revision informs inspection personnel<br />
of new policy permitting personnel to either<br />
be outside transport vehicles or enter onto<br />
vehicles to conduct ante-mortem inspection<br />
if animals cannot be humanely removed from<br />
vehicles.<br />
10/11/01 Notice 43-01 ISP Procedure Code for Humane Slaughter:<br />
Notifies inspection personnel of ISP Code<br />
04C02 to be used to document slaughter plant<br />
failure to comply with regulatory requirements<br />
for humane slaughter.<br />
10/07/03 Directive 6900.2 Humane Handling and Slaughter of Livestock:<br />
Explains how inspection personnel should<br />
approach verifying humane handling and<br />
slaughter procedures, including slaughter by<br />
religious/ritual methods.<br />
06/15/04 Notice 35-04 Documentation of Humane Handling<br />
Activities: Clarifies what information is to<br />
be recorded in humane-handling activities<br />
tracking (HAT), and what information is to be<br />
included on NRs.<br />
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