Short one this time. Busy times, just want to post something.
To make up for it, here’s some of the panels I had draw out before I rewrote the story.
Pre rewrite Rage
I didn’t really have an issue with the story before but as I wrote it felt like the focus was moving more and more away from the fluffs. Didn’t bother coloring them since they weren’t to be used so they are just my neutral background color since pure white kills my eyes.
This scene is Bob being called to a different store which is having disposal issues. In this version the disposal machines have not been rolled out, yet. Bob shows them how to dispose and in doing so gets into an argument with an assistant manager who refuses to dispose. She would eventually record Bob and post it on social media where Bob’s criminal past would put him in hot water with the higher ups.
It was wordy, and like I said was heading farther and farther away from the reason we are all here, the fluffies.
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These two are going to be so miserable. 
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I can’t tell if those two are lucky or doomed? Maybe both?
I smell workplace drama
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Honestly this isn’t far from reality, even breeders that don’t have good litters will often cull them. As much i understand the lady wanting to save the baby, it’s noble yes. But ultimately things like these are the most ethical (well not chopping their heads off and stuff)
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Oh! It doesn’t actually cut off their heads like I first thought. It just cuts thier upper spinal cord. I don’t think I’ve seen that before today. Cool!
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Good spot! Yup, nice and efficient.
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Ideally the cutting blade should be longer as since it’s ‘one size fits all’, it’s assuming that all fluffies have the same size neck. A slightly smaller fluffy would only get their spine partially severed and any fluffy less than ~10% smaller (e.g. a colt or a filly), the blade wouldn’t reach.
I’d personally extend the blade down to at least the hinge, to ensure that any fluffy big enough to be restrained by the stocks would be killed by the blade. One upside is that you have a higher chance of cutting the trachea on bigger fluffies, so you don’t even have to listen to their death gurgles.
I wouldn’t go all the way through like a guillotine; this way the head stays attached to the body for easy clean up like those new-fangled plastic bottle lids and you don’t need a bucket for the head or to catch the blood from severing the carotid arteries / jugular veins.
That said, what’s wrong with a good old fashioned pneumatic bolt gun? They go through cows’ skulls, so a fluffy’s skull wouldn’t stand a chance.
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Those two are so happy, as soon as blood is drawn will that happiness shatter
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Those devices are used to prevent trauma on part of the handlers. It is considered that severing the head completely is too much of a visual impact, which can lead to desentization (spelled like that?) or mental trauma. For that reason the spine is severed at a point that is high enough that body functions cease (mainly breathing). The one I used in the lab required the aninals to be under anesthesia to ensure low stress on the animal and reduce fight.
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