Re: Humane practices...

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

What bothered me were some of the living conditions, and, worse, the
shipping methods. It really bothered me to see crippled animals having to be dragged out of the trucks etc. after shipping. That's just wrong.

Yes you're right. There is no place for that sort of cruelty. I thought
you were referring to the slaughter houses.

This is something I can't understand. We raise cattle and if an animal
gets down or is injured in shipment from here to the abattoirs we get
docked for bruising, cuts are condemned, sometimes quarters or the whole
animal and we don't get paid for that. There is no money to be made if
the animal is not in peak condition when it is killed. It takes 6 weeks
for cattle to heal bruising that occurs in trucking and auction yards,
although really bad bruising can go septic esp. around the hip/shoulder
area and they will die unless the lump is drained and they are given
antibiotics which is another 42 days min. out of the system. It is just
not economically viable to mistreat stock and obviously not their own
they are handling if they do.

There has to be a better way....... and still be able to do it profitably. It might end up being cheaper to do it right than simply
expecting to lose a percentage of otherwise usable animals to the process.

There looked to be some uncaring and sadistic people running some of
the processing.

You are so right :-)

--
Ginny - in West Australia

When you see the sun rise, remember,
it's a good day - you're still alive!
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    ... shipping methods. ... docked for bruising, cuts are condemned, sometimes quarters or the whole ... IMHO there should be pastures near the abbatoir to store animals prior ... Animals have no business spending more ...
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    ... business, just as it does in all areas of life. ... did not see any animals suffering there, ... restrain the feet and wings of birds when I kill them until it stops. ... shipping methods. ...
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