Story: Poultry industry
Broiler chickens are slaughtered when 34–42 days old. In 1986 these chickens were removed from their crates and hung upside down by their feet on a moving line. Their heads and necks were placed in an electrically charged water bath to stun them into unconsciousness. The line then moves them to an automatic neck cutter.
About this item
Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1986/4431/26
Photograph by John Nicholson
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.