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Originally Posted by Bourke Here in Aus they use a bolt gun to the back of the skull. It is air powered and has a retractable "bolt" which shoots out a couple of inches and immediately pulls back again. The animal is dead instantly. Fastest and most humane way.

Actually, I think that might be common practice here now too.

Really, there is no ''humane'' way to kill ... It's all rationalized execution for gain -- we eat them.

Kosher and Halal slaughter methods are not any more inhumane than assembly line slaughter. Killing is killing -- there is no ''just war'' against food animals. We just kill them for our benefit.

What it is it is.