Photos of shirtless workers clubbing pigs with bats in a Thai slaughterhouse have prompted campaigners to call for wider training and monitoring of humane welfare practices. “The current monitoring system regarding humane slaughter needs to be strengthened. “However, from my experience, there is little routine enforcement or even regulation for animal welfare during slaughter except large company slaughter in some countries. A Thai slaughterhouse worker dismantles a pig carcassIn 2014, Thailand passed its first-ever animal welfare act, which covers pets, working animals and animals for food. “The TSPCA were the first to introduce the animal welfare act, and that took about 20 years,” said Pumpradit.

Source: The Guardian June 11, 2019 10:41 UTC