Butchers now use the fastest way to kill the animal so that they suffer as less pain as they do.
As long as the food is fresh, there's no point to keep them suffer more before/after. I wouldn't feel sick if those guys push those octopus into the boiling soup though.....
Besides, I can't be a vegetarian since I love dishes with meat. :p
From time to time, I do pray for animal whom die in order for me to eat.
I have killed so many live creatures in my professional,
however, I never intend to cause them unnecessary suffer.
Kill first, then cut.
And I refrain myself from eating anything considered cruelty
(from non-vegetarian's viewpoint), like foie gras, live seafood,
and endangered species.
That's what the Buddhists keep preaching,
I confess that I'm not vegetarian, and I've killed animals and fishes.
But I usually kill them quick before I proceed.........