Animal slaughter
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Animal slaughter is the killing of animals, usually referring to killing domestic livestock. It is estimated that each year, 80 billion land animals are slaughtered for food. Most animals are slaughte
Slaughtered Ox by Rembrandt, 1655
Blueprint for a slaughterhouse designed by Benjamin Ward Richardson, published 1908
A hen being slaughtered in Brazil
Inside a truck transporting farm animals to slaughter. Dehydration, injuries, stress, and disease are common during preslaughter transport, and cramped and unhygienic conditions are typical of the process.
Animal euthanasia
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Animal euthanasia is the act of killing an animal humanely, most commonly with injectable drugs. Euthanasia methods are designed to cause minimal pain and distress. Animal euthanasia is distinct from
Dying cat with arm shaved for injections
1912 press advertisement for "The Greener Killer", a firearm for euthanizing ponies and horses
Captive bolt gun
Lethal chamber in the Royal London Institute and Home for Lost and Starving Cats