[Niamh.]

tbf Cherie I think Vicky was the only one using that as an argument, most people are saying that killing animals in a slaughter house is going to be bad no matter what

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

tbf Cherie I think Vicky was the only one using that as an argument, most people are saying that killing animals in a slaughter house is going to be bad no matter what

Yeah I do think I was about the only one to actully say this.

I do think its unpleasant either way. I agree that Halal slaughter LOOKS more unpleasant (having watched parminions link..the actual link doesn't need to be posted, you told people how to find it should they be interested.) than otherwise. It seems the main question is, IS it actually more unpleasant for the animal or not.


Jaxie I will read your RSPCA links in a bit (seems I need a pdf reader on here and I cant disappear back upstairs as my sons off school with the trots.). New scientist I have found in the past to be very much pseudoscience and infact that very article is a little problematic when arguing on this issue. The main problem I can see with the article, is again is does not appear to be comparing like with like. It states that cutting the throat starts a pain signal due to severed nerves (which is odd, as serious injuries tend to hurt not much more than a little nick...in people anyway. Unless this IS the pain thats spoke of in this. The pressurey feeling you get, but not exactly pain), and that apparently stunning afterwards removes this pain signal. Doesn't appear to be any actual looking into stunning then slitting, or indeed stunning the bolting...which is a different kind of pain altogether. Which is problematic, of course, when trying to argue for one method or the other. This is one glaring issue I see with this on a skim read and my knowledge of newscientist..ahem..totally misrepresenting a lot of studies before. I would much rather have the actual study, than newscientists take on it tbh. But appreciate not all studies are made available to the public

I will read the rspca stuff when I can. This is not a topic I had really thought that much into actually until this thread. So its been interesting, at least. And odd at times, sure