Welfare of horses during killing for purposes other than slaughter.

ABSTRACT: Horses of different ages may have to be killed on-farm for purposes other than slaughter (where slaughter is defined as killing for human consumption) either individually (i.e. on-farm killing of unproductive, injured or terminally ill animals) or on a large-scale (i.e. depopulation for disease control purposes and other situations, such as environmental contamination, disaster management, etc.). The purpose of this opinion is to assess the hazards and welfare consequences associated with the on-farm killing of horses. The killing procedure is divided into Phase 1 (pre-killing), which includes the processes (i) handling and moving the animals to the killing place and (ii) restraint of the animals before application of the killing method; and Phase 2 (stunning and/or killing), which include

SUBMITTER: EFSA AHAW Panel (EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare) 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11773343 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature