Guidelines for humane handling, transport and slaughter of
Guidelines for humane handling, transport and slaughter of
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<strong>Guidelines</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>humane</strong> <strong>h<strong>and</strong>ling</strong>, <strong>transport</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>slaughter</strong> <strong>of</strong> livestock<br />
Fig. 47:<br />
Sheep/goat<br />
stunning box<br />
Pigs A stunning box is suitable <strong>for</strong> pigs (Fig. 48).<br />
Putting a few pigs in a small room is suitable<br />
but only <strong>for</strong> electrical stunning (Fig. 57, 58).<br />
On no account should pigs be restrained<br />
manually.<br />
Poultry<br />
Ostriches<br />
Chickens are shackled by their legs onto a<br />
conveyor line (Fig. 49). This must be done<br />
gently to avoid injury <strong>and</strong> stress. In a small<br />
<strong>slaughter</strong>house, birds can be placed headfirst<br />
in cones (Fig. 50).<br />
These are temperamental animals, <strong>and</strong> because<br />
they will kick, they must be securely<br />
restrained. This can be done by leading them<br />
into a padded V-shaped pen, with the head<br />
facing the apex <strong>of</strong> the pen. Also the feet can
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