Kill Floor Hogs

In denmark the handling of pigs at the slaughterhouse is optimised with respect for the animal.

Kill floor hogs. Calf slaughter the killing of baby cows. Jim wood the owner of palmetto creek farms gave me the rundown. There s nothing to hear. A slaughterhouse also called abattoir ˈ æ b ə t w ɑːr is a facility where animals are slaughtered most often though not always to provide food for humans slaughterhouses supply meat which then becomes the responsibility of a packaging facility.

In the united states the humane treatment of animals during each of these stages is required by the humane slaughter act. This is how many pig farms kill unwanted baby pigs. They can t see anything. During 2015 animal liberation victoria and animal liberation carried out an undercover investigation inside three pig slaughterhouses in victoria australia.

I don t think they have any idea what s going on i was handed a long lab coat and. Meat processing meat processing livestock slaughter procedures. Viewer discretion is advised i do not own this video. Going to work on the kill floor was like walking into the pit of hell.

Rather than turn away for the killing since she couldn t photograph it she watched intently as the slaughterman placed the captive bolt gun against the pig s forehead and activated it. The process was described to me before i walked onto the kill floor. The kill floor scene with english cap. Carbon dioxide gas chambers are considered to be the most humane method to kill pigs.

This video summarizes their findings and shows how the process looks from the inside. Even though it sounds insane the killing of calves is essential for the production of dairy and meat. Department of natural resources. All rights belong to food inc.

The footage may shock you but people should be aware what they pay for when they buy meat. Preslaughter handling stunning and slaughtering. The slaughter of livestock involves three distinct stages. Preslaughter handling is a major concern to the livestock industry especially the pork industry.

For the next half hour or so maddy poured over the kill floor snapping photos of everything only pausing when the slaughterman brought a new pig onto the floor to kill. Slaughterhouses that produce meat that is not intended to be eaten by humans are sometimes referred to as knacker s yards or.