dh@. wrote:
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this is insane. the site quoted is claiming that the cattle voluntarily
had their
throats cut!
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> Reactions to the throat cut
>
> The variable of reactions to the incision must be separated from the variable of
> the time required for the animal to become completely insensible. Recordings of
> EEG or evoked potentials measure the time required for the animal to lose
> consciousness. They are not measures of pain. Careful observations of the
> animal's behavioural reactions to the cut are one of the best ways to determine
> if cutting the throat without prior stunning is painful.
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Maybe their bellows of agony? Oh, that's right . The voice box and
vocal chords
are ripped out with a hook.

> [...]
> Blood on the equipment did not appear to upset the cattle. They voluntarily
> entered the box when the rear gate was opened.
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they were being electrocuted with a cattle prod!

> In all three restraint systems, the animals had little or no reaction to the throat cut.
> There was a slight flinch when the blade first touched the throat. This flinch was
> much less vigorous than an animal's reaction to an eartag punch. There was no
> further reaction as the cut proceeded.

b.s.
In the video you can hear and see the cows loudly reacting and
thrashing about before their vocal chords are ripped out with a hook.
Did you know that the word 'goy' is hebrew for cattle?

>Both carotids were severed in all animals.
> Some animals in the modified ASPCA pen were held so loosely by the head holder
> and rear pusher gate that they could have easily pulled away from the knife.
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yeah, sure
professional meat slaughterers always give a cow the option of whether
to accept or reject the whole process!Did you know that the word 'goy'
is hebrew for cattle?
maybe they love ever minute of it!
Did you know that the word 'goy' is hebrew for cattle?

> [...]
> http://www.grandin.com/ritual/kosher.slaugh.html
>
if you want a laugh, check out the site above for more lies
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