Kill Floor Hogs

Slaughterhouses that produce meat that is not intended to be eaten by humans are sometimes referred to as knacker s yards or.

Kill floor hogs.

Preslaughter handling stunning and slaughtering. The process was described to me before i walked onto the kill floor. To get a sense of what conditions are like on the killing floor where 32 000 hogs are slaughtered each day. There s nothing to hear.

Even though it sounds insane the killing of calves is essential for the production of dairy and meat. The slaughter of livestock involves three distinct stages. This video summarizes their findings and shows how the process looks from the inside. Try to follow the route from the truck to the stunning.

During 2015 animal liberation victoria and animal liberation carried out an undercover investigation inside three pig slaughterhouses in victoria australia. 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. Going to work on the kill floor was like walking into the pit of hell. In denmark the handling of pigs at the slaughterhouse is optimised with respect for the animal.

I don t think they have any idea what s going on i was handed a long lab coat and. The kill floor scene with english cap. They can t see anything. Department of natural resources.

Viewer discretion is advised i do not own this video. 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. Jim wood the owner of palmetto creek farms gave me the rundown. Meat processing meat processing livestock slaughter procedures.

Carbon dioxide gas chambers are considered to be the most humane method to kill pigs. In south carolina hunters kill about 30 000 wild hogs annually but more than 150 000 feral pigs still live in the palmetto state according to the s c. The footage may shock you but people should be aware what they pay for when they buy meat. Preslaughter handling is a major concern to the livestock industry especially the pork industry.

In the united states the humane treatment of animals during each of these stages is required by the humane slaughter act. Calf slaughter the killing of baby cows.