" As already noted, the Poultry Products Inspection Regulations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture only states, "Poultry shall be slaughtered in accordance with good commercial practices in a manner that will result in thorough bleeding of the carcasses and assure that breathing has stopped prior to scalding. "

― Karen Davis , Prisoned Chickens Poisoned Eggs: An Inside Look at the Modern Poultry Industry