Going by the true definition of the word humane, none of the slaughtering methods can be considered humane, as they cause stress and suffering to the pigs. Putting the term ‘humane’ (showing compassion) together with ‘slaughter’ is simply an oxymoron. Additionally, humans can live without eating pigs. So, killing an animal that doesn’t want (and need) to die, just for our sensory pleasure (taste), cannot be humane.