In most of the world, it is accepted that if animals are to be killed for food, they should be killed without suffering. Regulations for slaughter generally require that animals be rendered instantly unconscious before they are killed, or death should be brought about instantaneously, or, in the case of ritual slaughter, as close to instantaneously as the religious doctrine allows.
当我在阅读《海中的恶行：野生捕捞鱼类的福利》这份由fishcount.org.hk网站发布的开创性报告之时，这些童年往事又浮现在了眼前。在全世界大多数地方，人们都认同如果要杀动物来作为食物的话，那么就应让动物毫无痛苦地死去。在屠宰方面的法规一般要求动物在不经意的情况下被瞬间杀死，就算是某些宗教的屠宰者，也要在教规允许的范围内尽快杀死动物。