An instrument for the painless slaughter of animals.
〈英〉牲口麻醉屠宰机
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Spectators could clearly see almost every aspect of what followed, save for the application of the humane killer to the head of the dying colt.
Mr Milford said thousands of sheep had been killed at the mass slaughterhouse with the guns, which are also known as humane killers.
Encouraged by a resurgence of fur in the fashion industry the ‘humane killers’ are being allowed to kill 3 million seals over three years.
With a lot of debate raised by animal activists about the cruelty of cooking lobsters alive in hot water until they die, a new humane killer has been launched in the UK.
Police fear that a vet's stolen humane killer may have fallen into the hands of a crime gang.