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To: Government
Animal Cruelty in Slaughterhouses
Install CCTV cameras in all slaughterhouses in Great Britain, inside slaughterhouses and outside in loading yards, where beating of animals during loading has been reported. To ensure proper legislation is in place to use these systems effectively. To allow independent vets unrestricted access at all times.
Why is this important?
This is important because every animal being slaughtered should have the respect it deserves and a humane death. 4000 cases of extreme cruelty have been reported in 2 years between July 2014 and June 2016. Documents have detailed animals not being stunned properly so they are still conscious when slaughtered. Inspectors recorded cases of pigs and chickens immersed in tanks of scalding hot water - used to soften the skin and remove hair or feathers, all still conscious. The majority involved animals during transportation being crushed and suffocated or frozen to death. If this was a dog or cat there would be uproar. Nothing on this earth should suffer such horrific pain and these poor defenceless creatures need our help. Please help end this wickedness. Thank you. Dawn
