Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $53,700 to the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences to support a research project led by Dr. Albin Gräns that will assess the ability of Shinkei Systems’ automated ikejime machine to humanely slaughter fish. Ikejime is a method of killing fish in which a spike is driven directly into the fish’s hindbrain. When done correctly, scientists think ikejime could be one of the most humane options for slaughter.
This falls within Open Philanthropy’s focus area of farm animal welfare, specifically within its interest in fish welfare.