第九十五讲

    Text Study
    Para. 3b. The Humane Slaughter Act requires that all animals slaughtered in federal inspected meat processing plants should render unconscious to the process of slaughter.     However, this law is poorly enforced and does not cover chickens and turkeys nor does it cover ritual or home slaughter.

    The Humane Slaughter Act
The Humane Slaughter Act, or the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act is a United States federa law designed to decrease suffering of livestock during slaughter. It was approved on August 27, 1958. Although more than 168 million chickens are killed for food in the United States yearly, the Humane Slaughter Act specifically mentions only cattle, calves, horses, mules, sheep and swine.
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    The Humane Slaughter Act
    Following news reports in early alleging significant non-compliance, FSIS(美国食品安全及检验局) assigned additional veterinarians to its district offices specifically to monitor humane slaughter and handling procedures and to report to headquarters on compliance. Congress designated $5 million of FSIS funding for hiring 50 additional compliance inspectors.. A January 2004 report states that compliance problems persist.
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    Humane Slaughter
    人道屠宰广义上讲就是包括动物的运输、装卸、停留待宰以及宰杀过程，采取合乎动物行为的方式，以尽量减少动物的紧张和恐惧。最基本的要求是在宰杀动物时，必须先将动物“致昏”、使其失去痛觉、再放血使其死亡。通俗地说，就是对将死的动物也要实行人道主义，悲悯主义，对将失去生命的动物多一些善待。

    Humane Slaughter
    西方很多国家为猪规定了详细的福利待遇。比如，小猪有从出生开始至少吃13天母乳的权利；拥有铺了稻草的猪窝的权利；拥有供其拱食的泥土的权利。2004年，英国新的《猪福利法规》增加了给猪“玩具”的条文，以避免猪觉得生活枯燥，不遵守的养殖户将被罚2500英镑。

    Animal Related Laws in the States
    Animal Cruelty Laws Animal Fighting/Dogfighting Laws
    Assistance Animal/Guide Dog Laws
    Dog Bite Laws
    Dog Breeding Laws (Currently, only 35 states have adopted dog breeding laws.)

    Dog Laws for All Fifty States
    Ecoterrorism/State Animal Enterprise Interference Laws
    Exotic Pets/Possession of Wild Animal Laws

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    Dog Breeding Law
    All breeders must provide a written disclosure upon the sale of any dog with information such as the breeder’s name and address, the dog’s birth date, breed. sex, color, and vet record, and a signed statement from the breeder that the dog has no known diseases.
    Any breeder who knowingly sells a diseased dog faces a civil penalty.
    The statutes make it unlawful for breeders to fail to keep dogs in sanitary conditions, or to provide adequate food, water, exercise and veterinary care.