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 | Humane Slaughter Fact Sheet
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Explains USDA's role in ensuring the humane slaughter of food animals in commercial plants. |
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| Humane Slaughter Act
Statutory Sections comprising the Humane Slaughter Act.
Included are Congress' statement that livestock must be slaughtered in a humane manner
to prevent needless suffering, research methods on humane methods of slaughter, the
nonapplicability of these statutes to religious or ritual slaughter, and the
investigation into the care of nonambulatory livestock. See
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Humane Slaughter of Livestock regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9,
Chapter 3, Part 313. |
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| Commercial Transportation of Equines to Slaughter
USDA. APHIS. Veterinary Services.
Commercial Transportation of Equines to Slaughter. (7 U.S.C. 1901, Sect. 901-905). 9C.F.R., Chapter I, Subchapter C, Parts 70 and 88. Provides regulations for the humane transportation of horses to slaughter. |
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| Animal Care and Use Policies
USDA. Research, Education, and Economics.
Policies and procedures for animal care at ARS facilities.
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