, ▁sheep , ▁and ▁Jewish / Mus lim ▁meat .) ▁ ▁UK ' s ▁S la ugh ter ▁of ▁Anim als ▁( P igs ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁which ▁required ▁mechanical ▁st unning ▁of ▁p igs ▁outside ▁sla ugh ter h ouses ▁ ▁Canada ' s ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁hum ane - s la ugh ter ▁reg ulations , ▁partially ▁inspired ▁by ▁H SA ' s ▁capt ive - bol t ▁demonstr ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁ ▁UK ' s ▁ban ▁on ▁live ▁exports ▁for ▁sla ugh ter ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁( re vers ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ). ▁H SA ▁was ▁asked ▁for ▁its ▁views ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁S la ugh ter h ouses ▁Act ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁the ▁Pre vention ▁of ▁Cru el ty ▁and ▁H yg iene ▁Reg ulations . ▁H SA ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁deb ates ▁over ▁UK ' s ▁S la ugh ter ▁of ▁P oul try ▁Act ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Research ▁support ▁ ▁Hum ane ▁S la ugh ter ▁Award ▁ ▁H SA ▁a ims ▁to ▁encou rage ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁more ▁hum ane ▁liv est ock - s la ugh ter ▁methods ▁with ▁its ▁Hum ane ▁S la ugh ter ▁Award , ▁which ▁recogn izes ▁" ind ividual s ▁or ▁organis ations , ▁based ▁anywhere ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁whose ▁work ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁significant