Alternatively, they are shackled upside down by their feet onto a conveyor belt, which then carries them through an electrified water bath that is supposed to stun them before they then have their necks dragged over a rotating blade that cuts their throats. Due to the speed of the line, some birds do not make contact with the electrified water bath and can be conscious when they have their necks pulled over the blade. Other times, the blade might not cut their necks properly, meaning the animals are still alive when they are submerged into the scalding tank where their feathers are loosened.
