[Tom4784]

One form of slaughter is hardly better than any other. The whole stunning aspect of execution is more for our conscience than the animals, if we cared that much about their welfare then we wouldn't eat them in the first place.

[Cal.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

One form of slaughter is hardly better than any other. The whole stunning aspect of execution is more for our conscience than the animals, if we cared that much about their welfare then we wouldn't eat them in the first place.

This is true - and the sad part is sometimes the stunning isn't even effective. In class we watched a video of the full slaughter process for turkeys and they are stunned and are checked twice to make sure they aren't concious - some even slip through and are then boiled alive/beheaded.