Today we're slaughtering a pig on the farm. This video covers all the steps: killing, bleeding, hanging, skinning and gutting.

2023年6月15日 · On-farm pig processing is not difficult or overly complicated, but it does require a few key pieces of equipment and an ability to deal with the emotional aspect of killing an animal. Here are a few things to consider before you decide to slaughter on the farm.

Foam depopulation or foaming is a means of mass killing farm animals by spraying foam over a large area to obstruct breathing and ultimately cause suffocation. [1] It is usually used to attempt to stop disease spread. [2] Foaming has also been used to kill farm animals after backlogs in slaughtering occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

How are pigs killed & can we humanely kill a pig? Do they suffer when slaughtered? What are the environmental effects of pig farms? Find out now.

Animal slaughter is the killing of animals, usually referring to killing domestic livestock. It is estimated that each year, 80 billion land animals are slaughtered for food. [4]

2019年10月1日 · At this slaughterhouse in Lombardy, Italy, the violence captured by investigators is agonizing to watch – let alone feel. The video shows pigs being slaughtered while still conscious. Farm operators stab pigs with an electric prod. The pigs heave their bodies at the cold metal bars of the slaughterhouse, trying in vain to escape.

Gas stunning/killing – used on pigs and involves the use of gas mixtures. Pigs are exposed to high concentrations of gas (currently carbon dioxide). After stunning, the animal is shackled by a hind leg and hoisted above the ground while the slaughter person ‘sticks’ the animal. Two main methods are used to slaughter/kill poultry. 1. Gas killing.

Pigs unable to be transported must be killed on-farm. They may also be killed on-farm for other reasons, such as illness or slow growth. Prior stunning is compulsory in all cases. Stun them to make them unconscious and kill within 15 seconds so that death is painless. Good handling and restraining are vital for effective stunning.

2020年6月17日 · The killing of pigs for human consumption (slaughtering) can take place in a slaughterhouse or on farm. The processes of slaughtering that were assessed for welfare, from the arrival of pigs until their death, were grouped into three main phases: pre‐stunning (including arrival, unloading from the truck, lairage, handling and moving of pigs ...

Methods for mass killing of pigs currently accepted include: carbon dioxide gas, captive bolt (penetrating for adults and non-penetrating for piglets), gunshot, and lethal intravenous injection. Option for piglets <5kg in small purpose-built containers, in …