Agnes wrote on Feb 28
th, 2018 at 2:37pm:
Black Orchid wrote on Feb 28
th, 2018 at 1:30pm:
No Gweggy the bizarre logic comes from those who happily eat their slab of red, juicy, sliced meat without once thinking that the animal has suffered from distress, trauma, terror and worse for days, or weeks, before it ends up on your plate.
A clean shot to the head or heart by a hunter, intending to use it for food, is more humane and the hunter more deserving than the yuppies who sit around enjoying their steak and sipping their wine whilst criticising others, without one ounce of regard for the animal they are chowing down on.
A shot to the heart isn't clean- the head yes-intensive farming practices/ slaughter houses/animal transport methods are places of terror and cruelty for animals! Agree
A heart shot is clean if done right it also takes out both lungs which are either side of the heart.
I think it's Victoria which now has mobile abattoirs so the animals don't have to be transported.
The Australian government says heart and lung shots are the most humane way of shooting
Pages 11 and 12
Quote:Humane shooting operations
The shooting technique that will be used for this program is endorsed by the Australian Government (Department of Environment and Heritage) as the most humane method for reducing the numbers of pest animals. This technique involves shooting the animals using the ‘double tap’ method, which requires that two shots be fired at the heart and lungs in rapid succession. This results in a quick death, with minimal stress and suffering.
Shot placement
To ensure a quick and humane kill, the best point of aim on all animals is the forward, lower two-thirds of the chest.
In field operations, brain and spinal shots cannot be reliably used to dispose of animals. Both the brain and spinal cord are small targets, making it difficult to effectively and humanely target these areas during shooting operations. For instance, a slightly miscued attempt at the brain often results in a broken jaw. Similarly, a neck shot that is too low, may sever the windpipe or the oesophagus, resulting in pain and suffering by the animal. For this reason, chest shots should only be used. Wounded animals and sucklings should be killed immediately, before targeting other animals.
The lungs are positioned on each side of the heart and almost completely envelope it. Thus, a shot to the top of the heart will also be an effective lung shot.http://www.territorystories.nt.gov.au/jspui/bitstream/10070/212930/1/Feral_Anima...