Report of the Committee appointed by the Admiralty to consider the humane slaughtering of animals, with appendix.

  • Great Britain. Committee on Humane Slaughtering of Animals.
Date:
1904
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Credit: Report of the Committee appointed by the Admiralty to consider the humane slaughtering of animals, with appendix. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    18/38 (page 14)
    Ps ee Canton Zurich. Article 28. 1 of the Order of 29th May, 1874, of the Swiss Confederation above quoted is in force. } As a means of rendering animals insensible, the head stroke or the use of the cartridge mask only is allowable. ger Any method adopted must be unattended with any torture to the animal. Canton Berne. The slaughtering of the larger or smaller kind of animals without rendering them insensible prior to bleeding is forbidden. In particular any torture to the animal is to be avoided. The killing of a beast for slaughter must be done quickly and surely by a sufficiently heavy blow on the head or by the use of a properly constructed slaughtering apparatus. The Town of Berne. Animals brought into the place of slaughter are to be slaughtered immediately, and are not to remain tethered there for a lengthened period. In killing, all such precautions are to be taken as will tend to prevent unnecessary pain to the animals and cases of accident. Swine must be rendered insensible by a blow on the head before being stabbed. Cruelty to animals in slaughtering is dealt with by the Regulations laid down in the Land Law. Canton Lucerne. All animals must before bleeding be rendered insensible by the stroke of a club on the skull, or must be so rendered insensible or killed by means of proper apparatus such as pin mask, slaughter mask, or cartridge mask. Canton Uri. The slaughtering of any kind of animal and in any way without rendering them insensible before bleeding is expressly forbidden. For rendering animals insensible the blow on the head or the cartridge mask are to be adopted. The procedure must in any case be unattended with cruelty to the animals. Canton Nidwalden. The slaughtering of any kind of animal in any way without rendering them insensible before bleeding is expressly forbidden. In slaughtering the process of bleeding may not be commenced before the animal is absolutely insensible. ; The rendering insensible is effected according to the kind of animal, either by a cartridge apparatus or by a blow between the horns, the forehead or the nape of the neck. Canton Glarus. The killing of an animal in an unusual and at the same time unnecessarily painful manner, and also the slaughtering of animals without rendering them insensible before bleeding is a punishable offence. Canton Zug. The slaughtering of any kind of animal in any way without rendering them. insensible before bleeding is expressly forbidden. : | It is accordingly forbidden to adopt the Jewish method of killing or to kill the smaller kind of animals without first rendering them insensible by means of a blow, shot, or neck blow or other -method declared suitable by the authorities. Canton Solothurn. In slaughtering beasts of the larger and smaller kind they must before bleeding be either killed by a proper slaughtering apparatus or must be rendered insensible by a sufficiently powerful blow son the head. The Jewish method of killing is forbidden. , uit tot 4 Canton Basle City. In the transport of animals and in their slaughter all such measures are to be taken as will tend to prevent accidents and to spare the animals unnecessary suffering. The users of the slaughter- houses must observe the regulations and directions in this respect issued by the management of the slaughter-house. Namely, the following orders must be observed :— Bullocks must only be allowed on the premises of the slaughter-house when in harness or tethered, and only in the slaughter chamber when provided with a mask. Oxen and bullocks must only be killed with the cartridge slaughtering apparatus and also cows and heifers which are frightened, vicious or otherwise difficult to slaughter.