[{"id":"09017f2","elType":"section","settings":[],"elements":[{"id":"e3a8fe0","elType":"column","settings":{"_column_size":100},"elements":[{"id":"46dba75","elType":"widget","settings":{"editor":"<p>[embed]<\/p><p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z5csZi7n1x0[\/emb<\/p><p>A French animal welfare charity callled L214 released a new video in a calf slaughterhouse in the French Dordogne region with comments from Hugo Cl\u00e9ment. We will analyze the arguments put forward with our slaughter expert.<\/p><p>Like with the Abattoir of Ales in South of France, some offenses are not linked to the way of slaughter but to the infrastructure of the slaughterhouse. The restaining equipement at the Ales slaughterhouse was not suitable for small cattle.<\/p><p><strong>1.Calves are forcibly taken to a restraining box<\/strong><\/p><p>On arrival at the slaughterhouse calves under 8 months of age are still frail on their legs and they are disoriented. Their handling is more difficult than for older cattle, this is due to the way of breeding.<\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1571\" src=\"http:\/\/halalnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/veaux-300x181.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/halalnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/veaux-300x181.jpg 300w, http:\/\/halalnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/veaux-768x462.jpg 768w, http:\/\/halalnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/veaux-1024x616.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/halalnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/veaux-696x419.jpg 696w, http:\/\/halalnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/veaux-1068x643.jpg 1068w, http:\/\/halalnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/veaux-698x420.jpg 698w, http:\/\/halalnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/veaux.jpg 1288w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" \/><\/p><p>They are not used to free movement. Sheep react to the group phenomenon and are therefore more easily manipulated. With the new animal welfare measures, it is forbidden to use an electric device to push them which makes the work of the herdsmen more restrictive.<\/p><p>One of the possible solutions is the use of conveyor belts (mobile conveyor), used in this slaughterhouse but after slaughter. Some slaughterhouses used a restrainer for restraining animals, but slaughter is more difficult for large calves. The use of a restrainer is also authorized for calves, provided that it is fitted with a chin strap at the end of the chain and that its operation allows the animal to be kept immobilized until loss of consciousness. (Decree of July 1, 2012 relating to the authorization of slaughter without stunning animals).<\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1562\" src=\"http:\/\/halalnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/restrainer-tapis-roulant.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/halalnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/restrainer-tapis-roulant.jpg 221w, http:\/\/halalnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/restrainer-tapis-roulant-100x70.jpg 100w, http:\/\/halalnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/restrainer-tapis-roulant-218x150.jpg 218w\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"153\" \/><br \/>In the video we see a panicked calf trying\u00a0 to go through the front of the box, to avoid this we must raise the chinstrap up after each use and gradually lower it to let the head come out.<\/p><p><strong>2 Calves see their fellows draining their blood<\/strong><\/p><p>Two restain boxes were installed one next to the other, to increase the slaughter rate. Ritual slaughter is very slow since immobilization times in the box are imposed after the bleeding (45s inside the box and 45s outside). from a\u00a0 ritual point of view, it is forbidden to slaughter an animal in front of his fellow, it would have been necessary to proceed by alternation, conventional slaughter then ritual slaughter or vice versa. This would avoid the mixture of offal and slaughter.<\/p><p>In the video we do not see blood from the second calf but only slaughtered, moreover the we see the back of box. The bleeding for \u00ab\u00a0stunned\u00a0\u00bb calves is\u00a0done further in the chain.<\/p><p><strong>3. Halal slaughter\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>As for the halal slaughter, we see that the slaughterhouse respects the rules \u00a0if a calf regains consciousness it is immediately stun.\u00a0Calves are bled upright. The rule imposes resraining, moreover the fact of turning it upside downon on its back is already very additional stress.To make it easier for the slaughterman\u00a0and to do\u00a0 a good cut put it on the back is bettter. Temple Grandin (American expert) suggests that the box does not twist the animal\u2019s neck too much (Head holding devices should be designed to avoid excessive bending of the neck).<\/p><p><strong>4.Kosher slaughter\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Rabbis use very special knives dedicated to slaughter and attach great importance to sharpening. The saw movement of the rabbi is due to the knife used with a small handle more difficult to do a one cut. It also comes from the fact that the calf\u2019s skin is not stretched by the box, perhaps its two points should be reviewed.<\/p><p>Temple Grandin enphasis on this point a quick incision means less suffering (A swift cut is best, slow cutting is more likely to prolong sensibility)<\/p><p><strong>5.Stunning\u00a0Calves show signs of regaining consciousness<\/strong><\/p><p>Animals must be subjected to a consciousness\u00a0test before being hooked (Spontaneous blinking is considered as an indicator of consciousness (Grandin, 2013). For total loss of consciousness a distinction must be made between pedaling movements and uncoordinated muscle contractions that last about three to four minutes\u00a0they are not related to the animal\u2019s suffering because they are reflex movements.an\u00a0<\/p>","align":"justify","drop_cap":"yes"},"elements":[],"widgetType":"text-editor"}],"isInner":false}],"isInner":false}]