麥當勞考慮使用人性化屠宰方法宰雞
世界快餐大王——美國麥當勞公司正在考慮接受一家動物協會的建議，使用更加人性的方法宰雞。
據美國CNN網站12月28日報道，目前，美國農業部認定的'“最不使其緊張、最人性化的宰殺動物方法”是一種叫做控制氣氛屠宰(controlled-atmosphere killing )的方法。使用這種方法後，動物會很快處於無痛的睡眠狀態，就不會感覺到死亡的痛苦。美國人道對待動物協會(PETA)希望麥當勞率先使用人性屠宰法，在行業內起到積極的引導作用。
報道說，由於雞並不列入相關動物保護法範圍之內，目前還是採用傳統的宰殺法。PETA最近從麥當勞獲悉，為麥當勞提供雞肉的歐洲一些廠家已經開始使用控制氣氛屠宰方法屠宰動物，美國也將會在明年夏天考慮使用這種方法。
McDonald"s, the world"s number one fast-food restaurant and second-largest buyer of chicken, is studying whether to switch its chicken suppliers over to the least-cruel slaughter method, the animal rights group PETA said Tuesday.
Controlled-atmosphere killing, or CAK, is a USDA-approved method of slaughter that is described by animal welfare experts as "the most stress-free, humane method of killing poultry ever developed." The CAK method puts the birds to sleep quickly and painlessly.
According to the animal-rights group, McDonald"s (Research) said some of its EU suppliers are already using CAK technology and a feasibility study for the U.S. will be ready this summer. A PETA spokesperson said McDonald"s is the first corporation to seriously consider CAK technology and they are hopeful that McDonald"s will spur an industry-wide shift.
