CAERLEON DIRECTORY
ISSUE 64 MAY/ JUNE 2018
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May/June 2018 swdirectories.com 5 The Good Life and the Good Death
Britain has a reputation for excellent animal moments. Slaughterhouses must all have an welfare standards in our farming sector. When official veterinarian present to oversee this farming animals for our own gains I believe process and assess the welfare of the animals. we must provide the best life for them that we Recently, CCTV has been made compulsory in can. However the issue of welfare at all abattoirs to assist monitoring. slaughter is a crucial one - we must also Unfortunately, this law on pre-stunning does not provide the ‘best’ death for these animals. apply to animals which are being slaughtered for Many vets across the country are growing religious reasons. A lot of media attention has increasingly concerned about the welfare of focused on criticising various types of religious animals who undergo religious slaughter and slaughter with petitions frequently circulating feel it is important to raise awareness of the online with titles such as ‘Ban halal and kosher issues. meat’ or ‘Ban all religious slaughter’. But the By law in Britain, animals that go through the issue of religion itself is irrelevant here and is traditional slaughter process must undergo a adding emotion and angst to what should be a pre-stun using electrical or mechanical methods. scientific debate. The crucial issue is whether or These ensure that the animal is immediately not the animal is stunned prior to slaughter. This rendered unconscious and so is completely pre-stunning is permitted in some types of Halal unaware and free from pain at the time of death. meat, but not all, and unfortunately is forbidden Once the animal is unconscious, the final in Kosher slaughter. Without this critical step, the slaughter takes place. This approach aims to animal can take up to two whole minutes to lose minimise stress and suffering in an animal’s final consciousness.
6 swdirectories.com May/June 2018 It is this period of suffering that concerns so Currently, there is no requirement to label meat many people across the country and prompted as stunned or non-stunned. Many believe this the following statement from the British would be a big step to enable consumers to Veterinary Association; “We believe that all choose meat with higher welfare standards. Until animals should be stunned before slaughter to this happens, look for the Red Tractor or render them insensible to pain. Scientific RSPCA logos on meat packaging - these evidence supports the use of pre-stunning to guarantee the meat has been stunned before improve animal welfare. Our concerns have slaughter. Buying local is another great way to nothing to do with the expression of religious make positive choices about the food we eat. beliefs but with the practice of killing by throat Your butcher will probably know what farm the cutting without pre-stunning.” meat came from, where it was killed and how. The number of animals in the UK slaughtered It is also important to raise awareness and without a pre-stun is increasing. According to the petition politicians and supermarkets alike to Food Standards Agency, in 2017 24% of sheep provide more information on this topic. Do not be and 19% of poultry slaughtered in the UK did not distracted by the religious discussions - this is a undergo a pre-stun. Some of this meat then goes question of animal welfare which, as a nation of into the mainstream market, and is used in animal lovers, should be our primary concern. hospitals and schools across the country. Some supermarkets have issued statements regarding their raw meat products but these do not Dr Emily Collier MRCVS address ready meals or processed meats, many Caerleon Veterinary Centre of which contain non-stun products. 01633 430053 Do not be distracted by the religious discussions - this is a question of animal welfare which, as a nation of animal lovers, “ should be our primary concern. ” Caerleon Veterinary Centre Complete Veterinary Care ALL species ...ALL the time We are available all day, all night and all weekend EVERY day of the year
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