摘要 |
<p>A human dispatcher for breaking the spinal cord of a bird, comprises two blunt jaws (31, 32). The jaws (31, 32) are pivotally connected by a pivot pin (33) and are movable towards and away from each other by handles. The jaws have straight blunt edges (43) which are aligned with each other and which are close together in the closed position. At their free ends the jaws have projections (41) which prevent the edges (43) from touching and leave a gap between the jaws along most of their length in the closed position. Upstands (40) are secured to the free ends of the jaws to prevent sideways ejection of a bird's neck as the jaws are brought together.</p> |