From Chrissy Philp, Bath, UK
I am glad that scientific attention is being directed at finding the kindest way to kill chickens. But I have a question. During the French Revolution, the guillotine was adopted to kill painlessly. But physical pain is only one factor: the emotional torment as the tumbril trundled to the killing site must have been horrific. Having cared for chickens, I have seen that sudden changes in circumstances upset them. Are those organising painless killing emotionally aware?
