Stunning is the process of rendering animals immobile or unconscious, without killing the animal, prior to their being slaughtered for food.
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Famous quotes containing the word stunning:
“The lightning flashes through my skull; mine eyeballs ache and ache; my whole beaten brain seems as beheaded, and rolling on some stunning ground.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“Infants need the most sleep, and, what is more, get it. Stunning them with a soft, padded hammer is the best way to insure their getting it at the right times.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)