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Ive helped slaughter a bull before, had it around for a couple weeks before the chop. I love cows, such sweet gentle creatures.
But I'm a total meat lover, so I thought I better join in. It was exactly how I expected, big animal so difficult to control and calm. Lots of heavy choking/groaning/spluttering after the "cut". Just looked so tragic, but just like when you see animals get caught by natural predators like Lions. So there is a evolutionary precedent/expectation for that sort of end. So I like to think that it isnt as traumatic for the animal as it seems. Definetely think its better than getting stunned before hand. And the ritual of manual human controlled slaughter, is definetely a respect that animals deserve.
I think bolt guns are terrible! But gassing, which they now do on turkeys is probably worth looking at more.
I never actually eat beef though, mainly mutton/year old lamb. I could totally slaughter one of those, so much smaller and controllable. I can imagine them "going" a lot more peacefully too.
Sheep have a great lifestyle in the UK too. Grass fed year round, heaps of space, living on big fields, woodland and mountains. Its idyllic as you could imagine. Free range as standard!
They should definetely slaughter them closer to where they come from though.