In my country, around Christmas it's tradition for people who live in the country-side to cut their pigs. Now with the new European regulations, it's illegal to cut the pigs the old fashion way, with a big knife which was used to slit his throat.
Anyway nobody ever sedates the pigs and then kills them like the European regulations say.
Now I like to do it different, I think the pig should have a chance to live. I don't use a big knife...NO...I use a steel crowbar. I fight one on one with the pig and ONLY hit him in the head because i don't like violence towards animals.
After a few crowbars to the head, his skull cracks and his brain starts dripping out... they always put up a fight.
I think pigs are brave animals and should be treated with respect. I will make a movie this christmas so all of you can see my way of killing pigs.
Here is a video of the traditional Romanian way:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhxyYt0Eefo . You can see this way the pig doesn't have a chance...using my crowbar way he has a chance to live if he is brave enough because it's only me and him, if he can escape he will live another year.