zobster wrote:Not wanting to spark any racial riots or anything, but Halal slaughter of any animal is just plain barbaric!
coroboreeboy wrote: I really dislike the act of taking the sheep's life, and make sure that I never look them in the eyes; but I do love lamb chops!
David Brown wrote:OK, so what is the non halal meat industry standard which used to be done before?
David Brown wrote:I wanted the 3 line executive summary…..you know the quick hit…the lazy option
Google is not my friend. Curtesy of Google I waste many hundreds of hours a year because of the delightful distractions it brings…..and youtube is even worse :-0
Cheers!
zobster wrote:In Australia Halal slaughter:
For cattle, stunning is still required but this occurs immediately after the throat is cut. Two separate slaughtermen must be present: one to perform the cut (which must sever both the carotid arteries and jugular veins) and one to perform the stunning.
For sheep, stunning is not required except where the animal is distressed or does not rapidly lose consciousness, in which case they must be immediately stunned.
There are much greater risks of an animal suffering during slaughter without stunning. Slaughtering an animal while fully conscious requires additional handling and restraint and means that the animal will experience pain associated with the throat cut and subsequent bleeding out.
Basically, the animal is fully alive and conscious before their throat is cut and they bleed out. Barbaric? It's for you to decide.