Maybe, but I'm just pointing out that it is in fact a method that some use to kill pigs. Small farms aren't killing several each day like large commercial operations so the cost is probably not a huge factor for them.

I'm amazed to find pig slaughter a happy diversion this morning,. We have only morbid subjects to cover here. I think everybody is right, we just have different life experiences.

Round here, up north, slaughter of livestock has been made largely illegal for livestock owners. A special slaughter truck and crew can be called in, but it's being run out of business by every increasing regulation. Many small farms have quit raising livestock because of this one issue.

Farmers everywhere hunt for fun and food, and are familiar with the meat damage caused by bullets. A stun gun device to the brain is a great improvement but it's costly. A sledge hammer to the brain is a standard practice in Mexico where slaughter is mostly still unregulated. This requires great skill, you don't get a second swing at a fully grown 700 pound pig. This happened near me once in Mexico at 6 in the morning. The pig was bled un-stunned after a miss, but it took an hour to quit screaming. A pig dying sounds like a human scream only louder, so is very disturbing to an neighborhood especially at 6 in the morning.

A local expert with much experience is usually called in for a share of the meat. Some people use a 22 rifle, the pig isn't so likely to move as with a sledge hammer. The result is more certain but the head is a mess. Rural people are allowed to own small caliber rifles for hunting but not handguns. Bullets are very heavily regulated, so that can be a problem, no bullet!

I'm speaking here of the many honest people in Mexico who live by the Laws as best they can. They are wanting an honest world, like common folk do. They live in a situation where the legal authorities and the upper crust flaunt the law with impunity. Their cartels, like our mafias up here, must have their own extra legal supply chains.

Animal slaughter always involves bleeding out by cutting the throat, it's a fact city people don't want to think about. This results in a tremendous amount of blood which makes a big disposal problem, for pigs, cows and even chicken. For pigs a deep hole must be dug first to absorb the many gallons of blood. So that's my limited experience is all. Nobody has all the truth.

So, it's a messy subject but I sure like eating pork and steak and drumsticks! @Shizy

In nz farmers kill stock with guns or a bolt gun... and a knife. My uncle just uses a knife, the meat is more tender if you dont freak out the livestock first.

Next time I'm out at the farm and he kills a pig I'll be sure to film it for your sick enjoyment

I know, it's hard to admit when your wrong.