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How do you humanely kill a mackerel?

Asked: Mike A Philbrick, Last Updated:

Registered. As some of the lads have said, just put two fingers in its mouth and pull its head upwards back towards its tail untill it makes a breaking/crunching sound. By breaking its neck you immediatly kill it and therefore it's humane.

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