VETERINARIAN
United States of America
Vocalization indicates some level of consciousness, and in this case pain.
Intermittently workmen throw buckets of water on the blood-splattered floor. When this water splashes on the bleeding and dying dogs, some rouse and move or convulse. Dogs are handled very roughly, with a rabies pole initially and then thrown around by the legs. A cage in the killing room contains live dogs. One dog sitting up looks out at the terrifying acts occurring just a few feet before him. This must be extraordinarily frightening for the poor animal.
As domesticated animals, dogs befriend and trust humans. Capture and slaughter of dogs for human food is a betrayal of these loyal companions. Even if dog meat consumption were somehow condoned, this slaughterhouse is crude and cruelly inhumane.
