#i have opinions on the hopper popper and its videos as well but y'know most of you aren't here for that haha

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@free-martin replied to your post “would you mind explaining some of the process for...”:

wow i use a captive bolt gun made for rabbits. it's super easy and foolproof. this is narly to me. i tried the stun method of hitting them in the head but i didn't hit hard enough and it started screamin😬😬😬😬 so i'm kinda shook off of blunt force trauma

​it's not blunt force trauma! cervical dislocation involves pulling apart the cervical vertebrae, usually with a bar or broomstick (you see it referred to as the 'broomstick method' a lot) placed over the neck. When you pull upwards on the feet the neck is extended at an angle that instantly severs the spinal cord, causing death with virtually no pain or stress.* you can also do this with a choke chain hanging from a tree, or a tool such as a hopper popper. bolt guns are very effective, but they are expensive and INCREDIBLY difficult to get in the states for some reason.

i also don't like whacking/stunning either for the exact same reason as you...there's just way too high of a margin of error where you can just hurt the animal instead of killing it or knocking it senseless. but CD/broomstick is not the same thing!

(* i know there is no way to truly quantify this, but in my experience the animals do not seem to know what hit them and the second their neck breaks they are dead. stress depends on how used to handling the animals are and how long it takes you to prepare, but in general it tends to be very calm. other than gunshot or bolt gun, CD is the most effective and humane method of slaughter that i know of that can be done at home.)

#free-martin #animal death / #you can google these terms to find instructional videos #though i will say that the ones i found on youtube they do it muuuuch more slowly than i'm comfortable with #so the rabbits are sitting for several seconds with weight on their neck that potentially cuts off their air or circulation #they do it slow because they're explaining as they go but i want the animal to be 'uncomfortable' for as short of a period as possible #i have opinions on the hopper popper and its videos as well but y'know most of you aren't here for that haha