Cambodia: Smashing Cows’ Skulls with a Sledgehammer
An eyewitness provided PETA Asia with disturbing video footage recorded at a slaughterhouse in Phnom Penh. It shows workers repeatedly striking cows on the head with a sledgehammer before slitting their throats while they are still conscious. The hides of the cows are subsequently marketed worldwide by the leather industry. PETA Asia and its international partner organisations are once again calling for the introduction of at least basic animal welfare laws in Cambodia.
An eyewitness provided PETA Asia with disturbing video footage recorded at a slaughterhouse in Phnom Penh. It shows workers repeatedly striking cows on the head with a sledgehammer before slitting their throats while they are still conscious.
Basic animal welfare laws demanded
“The horrific video footage puts a face to the countless animals who are mercilessly beaten for meat production,” said Jason Baker, Vice President at PETA Asia. “PETA Asia is calling on Cambodian legislators to pass basic animal welfare laws.”
Leather as an export hit
The Cambodian meat industry slaughtered around 55’300 cows in the past year alone. The hides of the animals are one of the country’s main export goods, supplying the international leather industry, particularly in Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the USA.
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