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Scientists Urge Immediate Ban on Common Fish Slaughter After Confirming Human-Like Pain
Fish Experience ‘Intense Pain’ During Common Slaughter Method, Scientists Urge Reform (Images: Shutterstock) A new study warns that fish suffer significantly during “air asphyxia,” a widespread slaughter method involving suffocation in air or on ice. Researchers from the Welfare Footprint Institute found rainbow trout endure 2 to 22 minutes of agony during this process, with […]