A cow in the knockbox with blood on their face

Before being tipped into the kill room and having their throats slit, cows are stunned using a rifle or handheld captive bolt stunner. A 2023 investigation found that cows would often be shot repeatedly with a rifle before collapsing, Multiple cows were observed crying out in pain and attempting to escape from the confined space, with some even becoming stuck in the knockbox when workers attempted to tip them into the kill room.