Stop the Painful Castration of Bulls.

The old castration method is both frightening and extremely painful for the bulls, who often continue to feel pain for several weeks after the procedure. The new guidelines require veterinarians to use drugs to reduce or even eliminate fear and pain during castration. These humane procedure options are available to farmers for a nominal one-time fee. It is recommended that castration be performed when animals are 6 months of age or younger in order to minimise the pain and stress. Veterinarians should use short-acting anaesthetics, which last for 45 to 90 minutes, and longer-acting pain-relief drugs for post procedural pain management. (PETA INDIA)