Humane Methods of Slaughter Act~: ~actions are needed to strengthen enforcement: report to congressional requesters.

by United States Government Accountability Office

"Concerns about the humane handling and slaughter of livestock have grown; for example, a 2009 video showed employees at a Vermont slaughter plant skinning and decapitating conscious 1-week old veal calves. The Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1978, as amended (HMSA) prohibits the inhumane treatment of livestock in connection with slaughter and requires that animals be rendered insensible to pain before being slaughtered. The U.S. Department of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1974412016
• ISBN13: 9781974412013
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"