(1) Use of the captive bolt causes extreme pain. .......... EEG and ECG recordings were taken on all animals to measure the condition of the brain and heart during the course of slaughter and stunning. EEG readings showed that although the animals were apparently unconscious soon after stunning with the penetrating captive bolt, they were in severe pain immediately after stunning. (2) Horses regain consciousness approximately 30 seconds after the captive bolt is applied. Due to the inherent differences in skull structures of bovines and equines, each species reacts to the captive bolt differently. The brain of an equine is further back in the skull compared to a bovine. The equines regain consciousness and are not insensible to pain shortly after they are shackled and hoisted. Therefore, they are very much aware of being butchered alive. III. No Other Methods of Equine Slaughter Comply with the HSA of 1958 CONCLUSION The use of the penetrating captive bolt is in violation of the Humane Slaughter Act generally, and 7 U.S.C.A. § 1902 (a) specifically. Any other method of slaughter as applied to equines is in violation of the Humane Slaughter Act of 1958 generally, and 7 U.S.C.A. § 1902 (a) specifically.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 00:30:10 +0000
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