This method involves the animal, usually a pig or cow, to get a quick and powerful electrical shock to the forehead or temple. This shuts the brain down instantaneously, killing the animal. If the animal survives, the shock knocks it unconscious. While unconscious the animal will then be shocked again or have its throat slit. The downside to this method is that it takes much longer to accomplish and can only be used on larger animals. Also this allows the animal to develop Last Pig Syndrome. Last pig syndrome refers to the behavior of the last animal in the enclosure of the slaughterhouse. Farm animals, especially pigs, are very social and they are used to being in large groups. When they are the only animal in the pen, they go insane. They try frantically to escape, usually causing harm to the pig and damaging the pen. Pigs have even be known to break limbs and cause thousands of dollars of
This method involves the animal, usually a pig or cow, to get a quick and powerful electrical shock to the forehead or temple. This shuts the brain down instantaneously, killing the animal. If the animal survives, the shock knocks it unconscious. While unconscious the animal will then be shocked again or have its throat slit. The downside to this method is that it takes much longer to accomplish and can only be used on larger animals. Also this allows the animal to develop Last Pig Syndrome. Last pig syndrome refers to the behavior of the last animal in the enclosure of the slaughterhouse. Farm animals, especially pigs, are very social and they are used to being in large groups. When they are the only animal in the pen, they go insane. They try frantically to escape, usually causing harm to the pig and damaging the pen. Pigs have even be known to break limbs and cause thousands of dollars of