I will be blunt. If my throat were going to be cut, I would prefer to be stunned. I have seen what happens to pigs when their throats are cut, and it made my heart bleed—if that is not a pun. It is disgraceful that animals in this country are not pre-stunned before slaughter.
Animal Welfare (Non-stun Slaughter)
Proceeding contribution from
Bob Stewart
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 23 February 2015.
It occurred during Backbench debate
and
e-petition debate on Animal Welfare (Non-stun Slaughter).
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2014-15
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