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How Are Fish Killed for Food? The Welfare Footprint of Slaughter
Most fish are killed by air asphyxiation or ice slurry — slow methods that, according to a 2025 peer-reviewed study (Schuck-Paim et al., Scientific...
Animal Welfare
Animal Welfare
Animal sentience and welfare
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Animal Welfare
“Humane slaughter”
Stunning can reduce suffering when properly applied, but failures occur and transport/handling before slaughter can be stressful. Even “best case”...
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Animal Welfare
“Animals are treated humanely”
Many standard industry practices prioritize productivity and cost efficiency over welfare, including confinement systems, early separation, and...
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MisleadingAnimal Welfare
“Cats and dogs are carnivores, so feeding them a vegan diet is unhealthy and cruel.”
Cats and dogs can't be vegan — they're carnivores
The Truth:
Half wrong, half misunderstood. Dogs aren't carnivores at all — domestication adapted them to digest starch, and in feeding trials lasting up to a...
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FalseAnimal Welfare
“Wool and honey are harmlessly collected byproducts that do not involve animal suffering or death.”
Wool and Honey Don't Harm Animals
The Truth:
Both the wool and honey industries involve documented harms extending well beyond the collection process — including mulesing without anesthesia,...
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MisleadingAnimal Welfare
“Animals in high-welfare systems live good lives and die without suffering, making humane slaughter morally acceptable.”
Humane Slaughter Exists
The Truth:
While welfare improvements reduce suffering compared to the worst factory farming, the concept of "humane slaughter" faces a fundamental philosophical...
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