Millions of Farm Animals Culled: Guardian
Millions of Farm Animals Culled: Guardian
Read the article from the Guardian about how Covid-19 pandemic and the closure of slaughterhouses disrupt the food supply chain and force US farmers to cull animals.
Sophie Kevany is a freelance journalist.
Read more about waste of meat as food in the United States.
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Read the American Veterinary Medical Association Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals:
"During the past half-century, efforts to ensure the respectful and humane treatment of animals have garnered global attention…. The proliferation of interest in animal use and care, at the national and international levels, is also apparent in recent protections accorded to animals in new and amended laws and regulations, institutional and corporate policies, and purchasing and trade agreements.
"The Guidelines set criteria for euthanasia, specify appropriate euthanasia methods and agents, and are intended to assist veterinarians in their exercise of professional judgment. The Guidelines acknowledge that euthanasia is a process involving more than just what happens to an animal at the time of its death. Apart from delineating appropriate methods and agents, these Guidelines also recognize the importance of considering and applying appropriate pre-euthanasia (eg, sedation) and animal handling practices, as well as attention to disposal of animals’ remains.
"When euthanasia is the preferred option, the technique employed should result in rapid loss of consciousness followed by cardiac or respiratory arrest and, ultimately, a loss of brain function. In addition, animal handling and the euthanasia technique should minimize distress experienced by the animal prior to loss of consciousness. The POE recognized that complete absence of pain and distress cannot always be achieved….
"The AVMA does not take the death of nonhuman animals lightly and attempts to provide guidance for its members on both the morality and practical necessity of the intentional killing of animals…. In cases where an animal no longer has a good life, however, its death also extinguishes permanently any and all future harms associated with poor welfare or quality of life.
"The intentional killing of healthy animals, as well as those that are impaired, is a serious concern for the public."
