Cattle prod

Cattle Prods

are around for thousands of years and usually used in lifestock management tasks. Many modern ranches and farms within the Union use force field pushers and instant force curtain fences to channel and guide lifestock using computronics and robots.

But there are still many millions small farms and ranches.

These sticks or rods  usually discharge an electric shock upon contact. Some advanced models use Kermac Neuro Ripper technology.

The most prized and dnagerous prods are of Togar origin. Togar prods are weapons as well, able to adjust the shocks up to lethal level, emit electric discharges over distance via tunneling fields  and have

needle sharp long contacts.

Of course cattle prods or "Pain sticks" are also used by Slavers, as effective tools to inflict pain, without seriously damaging the goods.

Despite all Union efforts to combat the practice of slavery, it remains big business outside Union borders praticed by many civilizations.