Articles tagged with 'Stunning'

In Australia, the killing of animals for food, fibre and other animal products (referred to as ‘slaughter’) is underpinned by...

‘Stunning’ prior to slaughter is legally required in many countries including Australia. It is intended to cause unconsciousness so that...

RSPCA Australia is opposed to the sale at (street) markets and saleyards of individual farm animals destined for home slaughter...

Dictionary meanings of humane include: ‘kind, benevolent behaviour’ and ‘compassion for the suffering or distressed’ when applied to people and...

An abattoir is a facility that slaughters animals to produce meat and meat products for human consumption. A poultry processor...

Low Atmospheric Pressure Stunning (LAPS) is a form of stunning (inducing unconsciousness prior to slaughter) which may offer significant welfare...

The stunning process ensures the animal is unconscious and insensible to pain before being bled out at slaughter. Common stunning...

Religious slaughter, also known as ritual slaughter, is the slaughter of livestock according to specific religious principles. There are two...

A knackery is a facility where animals are killed for pet food or the making of animal by-products used in...

What is Kosher slaughter? Kosher food laws are based on interpretation of the Bible and the Torah, the Judaic scriptures,...

Meat chickens and layer hens, the main types of poultry farmed in Australia, are two different breeds of birds and...