Industrial slaughtering and animal welfare.

The welfare of animals is desirable by itself and it is considered that EU legislation should to promote it. Because of this, the EU regulations are adopted that guarantee breeding and slaughtering of farm animals without unnecessary suffering. Serbia has adopted Law on Animal Welfare, which assume that animals have the same feelings as human beings. The aim of the paper is to analyze the different experiences and through reviewing of regulations in the field of animal welfare during slaughtering in the European Union and the Republic of Serbia. From the point of view of animal welfare, the paper discusses procedures with animals in slaughterhouses, after receiving in depot, keeping, movement and guiding, a pre-slaughter stunning, ending with the slaughtering and bleeding. It is specified how to use the equipment, in order to prevent stress of animals. In addition to the existence of adequate legislation, there must be a clear strategy and training for producers of meat, which are also an important element in the fight for animal welfare. Only due to raising consumer awareness and systematic training of meat producers will be able to reach the European level in the field of animal welfare.