Status Quo Analyse "Kugelschuss auf der Weide zur Betäubung und Tötung von Rindern aus Extensivhaltung"

Summary

In compliance with the EU-regulation (1099/2009/EG) - and the German “Tierschutzschlachtverordnung” of 1997, gunshot at pasture is a legal method for slaughtering free-ranged cattle. Shooting on pasture redundantizes trapping and transporting of a living animal: it is put to death in its familiar surrounding without any enforcement. The aim of this status quo analysis in the context of a project-thesis was gathering applied procedures and experiences in shooting on pasture practices. Results of the online survey (75 Farmers) show high Similarity of applied procedures in different farming-conditions. The most mentioned decision for shooting on pasture rest upon improved meat-quality and animal protection.