Cervical Dislocation Innovations

Cervical dislocation is a common method of the animal euthanasia. The common aim is to quickly separate the spinal cord from the brain so as to provide the animal with a fast and painless death. The research on this method has proved that does not consistently concuss the brain and may not cause immediate insensibility. Firm pressure is applied to the base of the skull, along with a sharp pinch and twisting of the thumb and the forefinger. At some time the tail is pulled towards backward. This severs the spinal cord to the base of the brain with the cervical spine area the upper third of the neck. According to the Canadian Council on Animal CareThe University and some veterinary associations consider the technique as an usual accepted method for terminating the life of small way such as rats, mice.      

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