The invention relates to a device for controlling the anesthetization of an animal to be slaughtered (1) comprising a stimulation unit (2) via which a stimulation stimulus (3) can be given to an animal to be slaughtered (1), and an image capturing unit (4) comprising an image capturing range (5). Said image capturing unit (4) is designed as a 3D-camera and one part of a surface of the animal to be slaughtered (1) can be optically detected in the image capturing range, in which pixels can be collected in the area of surface and can be provided and transmitted as pixel data, and comprising an evaluation unit (6) which is connected to the image capturing unit (5) and which collects the pixel data provided by the image capturing unit (5) and said evaluation unit can determine an active movement of the animal to be slaughtered (1) from the detected pixel data and provides and transmits the control result in the event of a determined movement of the animal to be slaughtered (1).
