The Scientists seem to have been slow in reaching a consensus.

Perhaps a little religious study would boosted their progress.

The Jewish Kosher laws have long been designed to shield animals from torture . The Kosher way is to cause the animal to lose consciousness as painlessly as possible during slaughter.

http://www.earthintransition.org/2012/07/scientists-declare-nonhuman-animals-are-conscious/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shechita

 

Oh, the ironing.

End religious slaughter of animals without stunning first, urges top vet

 

I take it you disagree with the Jews. Ok! But they did think about animal conscientiousness a few thousand years before these scientist reached the same conclusion.

 

That's what bullets are for.