▁adv ances ▁in ▁the ▁hum ane ▁sla ugh ter ▁of ▁far med ▁liv est ock ." ▁ ▁Sch olar ships ▁ ▁H SA ▁has ▁given ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 8 ▁Dor othy ▁Sid ley ▁Sch olar ships ▁of ▁£ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁each ▁" to ▁enable ▁students ▁or ▁tra ine es ▁in ▁the ▁industry ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁a ▁project ▁which ▁is ▁clearly ▁aim ed ▁at ▁impro ving ▁the ▁w elf are ▁of ▁food ▁animals ▁in ▁mark ets , ▁during ▁transport ▁or ▁at ▁sla ugh ter ." ▁Research ▁supported ▁has ▁included ▁the ▁w elf are ▁of ▁sheep ▁while ▁transport ed ▁at ▁sea , ▁handling ▁methods ▁for ▁p oul try , ▁re jection ▁of ▁car cases ▁in ▁religious ▁sla ugh ter , ▁and ▁capt ive - bol t ▁st unning ▁of ▁al p ac as . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁H SA ▁gave ▁a ▁Research ▁Training ▁Sch olar ship ▁for ▁Ph D ▁research ▁to ▁Jess ica ▁Hop kins ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Agricult ural ▁College ▁for ▁expl oration ▁of ▁hum ane ▁mechanical ▁methods ▁to ▁kill ▁sick ▁or ▁injured ▁ch ick ens ▁in ▁emer gency ▁situations ▁on ▁far ms , ▁as ▁an ▁improvement ▁over ▁cer v ical ▁dis location , ▁which ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁not ▁be ▁completely ▁hum ane . ▁The ▁research ▁has ▁been ▁presented ▁at ▁several ▁con ferences . ▁ ▁Gr ants ▁ ▁H SA ▁offers ▁gr ants ▁" for ▁essential ▁research ▁and ▁other ▁projects ▁aim ed ▁at ▁impro ving ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁during ▁transport , ▁in ▁mark