The pork industry says stunning pigs with carbon dioxide gas before slaughter is 'science-backed' and legal, after footage of the practice shot by animal rights activists was aired by the ABC's 730 program.
Ms Andrae said although the method of stunning pigs was industry best practice, the footage aired on Monday night may have been distressing to some viewers.
"We are always looking for better and more effective and efficient ways to undertake stunning of any livestock that is under our care," he said. "But we know he doesn't care about that — his role is to rid society of animal industries, period," Mr Hutchinson said. "The footage that was utilised was actually repeated on a loop, so [Mr Delforce] has found specific pigs that reacted in a specific way as opposed to showing us the total process over the day," Mr Hutchinson said.
"The problem here is not about how the footage was obtained. The problem is the lack of action to deal with the pain and suffering that pigs are subjected to through this process."
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