REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON

ANIMAL WELFARE IN

TRANSPORT AND SLAUGHTER

(RWAWTS)

RWAWTS

• To improve welfare of farm animals during

transport and at the slaughterhouses in

selected eligible member countries by

tailored capacity building programme

(training of trainers)

• To support implementation of the OIE

animal welfare standards.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Focus on red meat species

• Comprehend relevant scientific/technical information;

• Understand animal welfare, animal behaviour and its use

in handling; understand stockmanship, transport, restraint,

slaughter;

• Assess welfare of animals at the slaughterhouses within

the context of the OIE standards;

• Understand training techniques and effective structuring of

training programmes

• Lead practical trainings in low-stress handling

WHAT TRAININGS IMPACT…

• Knowledge

• Values

• Skills

Values

Source: nuttygrad.com

RWAWTS Training Schedule

• Best practices in humane handling, transport and slaughtering (when applicable) interwoven with field visits and practical training sessions

• 4 days

Stage 1

(First Session)

• Recapitulation of the First Session

• One-on-one (Trainer to trainees), consultations on the development of training sessions followed by delivery of presentations

• 5 days

Stage 2

(Second Session)

• Workshop on animal welfare in pre-slaughter and slaughter for industry partners and other stakeholders delivered by the new set of trainees

• 2 days

Stage 3

(Last Session)

Breaks: 3-4 weeks (Distance Learning: reading and consultations)

Breaks: 4-5 weeks (Development of Training Sessions)

INTRODUCTION

(to the course as well) • Tell me please who you are, your experience

• What I can learn from you

• Ask, ask ask, we do have a lot of time

COURSE SCHEDULE

• Visit to the slaughterhouse

• Discuss animal welfare, stress and distress

• Animal behaviour and concept of seeing

world from an animal’s point of view

• Animal handling

• Recapitulation/Test

COURSE SCHEDULE

• Visit to the slaughterhouse

• Transport animals on land

• Unloading and design of premises

• Lairage design, lairaging

• Restraint and slaughter without stunning

• Recapitulation /Test

COURSE SCHEDULE

• Cattle slaughter with stunning

• Sheep slaughter/electrical stunning

• Pig slaughter/ electrical stunning

• Gas stun/kill

• Recapitulation /Test

COURSE SCHEDULE

• Cattle slaughter without stunning

• Animal welfare and meat quality

• Pre training assessment of the slaughtering

practices

• Critical points and key performance indicators

(working groups) – presentations, discussions

• Recapitulation

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU

ARE INTERESTED IN?

IMAGES AND VIDEO RESOURCES

• Steps programme World Animal Protection

• Elders Indonesia

• Wellards, Philippines

• Santori Indonesia

• Dr.Temple Grandin

• Meat Livestock Australia

• Dr. Neville Gregory

• Health and Safety Administration of Ireland

• EBLEX, UK

• Humane Slaughter Association UK

• OIE

HUMANE SLAUGHTER OF RED

MEAT SPECIES

(ANIMAL WELFARE)

• What is animal

welfare?

• What is

important to

the well being

of the

animals?

WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO WELL-

BEING OF ANIMALS?

• Food, water

• Rest

• Health

• Sleep

• Natural activities

FIVE FREEDOMS

1- Freedom from Hunger and Thirst

2- Freedom from Discomfort

3- Freedom from Pain, Injury or Disease

4- Freedom to Express Normal Behavior

5- Freedom from Fear and Distress

FIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

1- provide adequate and suitable food, water and rest

2- ensure, facilities i.e. vehicles, and handling practices are suitable for the number and type of animals

3- assess and manage animals so that unfit ones are quickly detected and treated

4- ensure groups are maintained to avoid fights and have enough space to interact

5- provide a ‘safe’ environment

ANIMAL WELFARE

“Welfare defines the state of an animal as

regards its attempts to cope with its

environment.” (Fraser & Broom, 1990)

STRESS AND STRESSORS

hunger new environment discomfort

noise

thirst

injury fear

PHYSIOLOGY (normal)

Change in outside situation (outside stimuli ,

stressors perceived by receptors)

=

Change of mental state (arousal)

=

Physiological responses

(run to safe distance or resume grazing)

Outside stimuli - stressors

Change of animal mental status

Physiological response

action

If animals action doesn't help

to cope with stress and solve the problem

=

Distress and suffering

PHYSIOLOGY (in lead up to

slaughter)

ANIMAL WELFARE, STRESS AND

DISTRESS

• Stress does not equal to distress and suffering.

• Stress is result of simple stimulus recognised by

animal as aversive one.

• Suffering is a result of animals inability to cope with

stress while

- character of stress itself is too serious, complicated

or prolonged

- animal is not capable to act towards elimination of

stress.

SIGNS OF HIGH STRESS AND

DISTRESS

• Vocalisation

• Restlessness – high level of movement

• Unresponsiveness

• Increased excretion

• Lying down in a new environment

• Panting

DISTRESS -

UNRESPONSIVENESS

CAPACITY TO COPE

• Age

• Sex

• Breed

• Type

• Physiology

• Health

• Previous experience

FACTORS CHANGING WELFARE OF

ANIMALS AT THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE

“Welfare defines the state of an animal as regards its

attempts to cope with its environment.” (Fraser & Broom,

1990)

Environment

- Slaughterhouse design and technology

- Variable (can be improved)

- Handlers and slaughter men

- Variable (can be improved)

KEY COMPONENTS OF HUMANE

SLAUGHTER

DESIGN OF

PREMISES

STAFF

COMPETENCE TOOLS

(Fit for Purpose)

CONCEPT OF GOOD DEATH

• In 2003 – addition to the Five Freedoms- welfare of

animals at slaughter - the basic principles that must be

observed to safeguard good death are:

• Pre-slaughter handling methods and facilities which

minimize stress

• The use of competent, well trained and caring personnel

• Appropriate equipment that is fit for purpose

• An effective process that induces immediate

unconsciousness and insensibility, or an induction to a

period of unconsciousness without distress;

• A guarantee of non-recovery from that process until

death

Why is Animal

Welfare

important in

pre-slaughter

and

slaughter?

WHY IS AW IMPORTANT IN PRE

SLAUGHTER AND SLAUGHTER

• Welfare of animals / handlers

• Safety and welfare of workers, prevention

of injury

• Meat quality

• Effectiveness and efficiency

WHY IS ANIMAL WELFARE OF

SLAUGHTER ANIMALS IMPORTANT

• Every year there are 65 000 000 000 animals

killed for food in the world.

• 170 000 000 /day

• 2000/ second

• The last 12-24 hours of the life of

the animal are the most stressful.

• Acute/chronic stress/

SAFETY OF OPERATIONS

AND PREVENTION OF INJURY

• Panicked and stressed animals

can cause injury to other animals and

handlers as well

• Over 50 % of deaths at the farms in last 10

years in Ireland were caused by bulls

BRUISES

ECONOMIC LOSSES

MEAT QUALITY, BAD WELFARE = BAD PRODUCT QUALITY

RUBISH IN – RUBISH OUT..

Sourcew WSPA Steps programme

EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY Effectiveness is doing the right things

Efficiency is doing things right;

Source WSPA Steps programme

LEGISLATION AND

STANDARDS

• OIE Guidelines Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2007)

• CHAPTER 7.3. Guidelines for the transport of animals by land

• CHAPTER 7.5. Guidelines for the slaughter of animals

LEGISLATION AND

STANDARDS

• The management of the slaughterhouse and the Veterinary Services

should ensure that slaughterhouse staff are competent and carry out their tasks in accordance with the principles of animal welfare (OIE Article 7.5.1.2)

VIDEO – ANIMAL WELFARE

Copyright WSPA Steps programme

• IGNORANCE

• INEXPERIENCE

• INCOMPETENCE

• INCONSIDERATION

THE FOUR “I”S OF ANIMAL

SUFFERING…

Gregory, N (1988). Animal Welfare and Meat Science, CAB 1998

RECAPITULATION

• Concept of five freedoms

• Stressors stress and distress

• Animal welfare is about coping with an

environment

• What is the environment

• Three important elements of humane slaughter

• Concept of a good death

• Why it is important to perform humane slaughter

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