cover photo by Gabor Vareb

What do Jumbo Shrimp, Civil War, and Humane Slaughter all have in Common?

Tim Ivey
Tim Ivey
Sep 7, 2018 · 12 min read

There’s an awful lot of division on the topic of humane slaughter. Proponents of it suggest it is a cruelty free way of ending an animal’s life for food production. Opponents, such as animal rights advocates, argue that the very term humane slaughter is an oxymoron and that ending the life of a conscious creature with a will to live is in direct opposition to what…

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Tim Ivey

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Tim Ivey

BSc. Animal Science, Member of International Honor Society of Agriculture — Gamma Sigma Delta.

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