Humanely Ending the Life of Animals: Research Priorities to Identify Alternatives to Carbon Dioxide

Humanely Ending the Life of Animals: Research Priorities to Identify Alternatives to Carbon Dioxide

<b>: </b>The use of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) for stunning and killing animals is considered to compromise welfare due to air hunger, anxiety, fear, and pain. Despite decades of research, no alternatives have so far been found that provide a safe and reliable way to ind...

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Main Authors: Aline R. Steiner, Shannon Axiak Flammer, Ngaio J. Beausoleil, Charlotte Berg, Regula Bettschart-Wolfensberger, Rebeca García Pinillos, Huw D.W. Golledge, Michael Marahrens, Robert Meyer, Tobias Schnitzer, Michael J. Toscano, Patricia V. Turner, Daniel M. Weary, Thomas C. Gent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
animal welfare, carbon dioxide, stunning, killing, euthanasia, rodents, poultry, pigs, aversion, air hunger.
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/11/911

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