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Links & Sausages
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Photo Essay:
An Ancient Custom on the Eve of Yom Kippur
Jewish chicken sacrificial religious ritual for Yom
Kippur. User comments indicate an extensive lack of
understanding for the benefits of sacrifice.
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Guidelines for Humane Handling,
Transport and Slaughter of Livestock
Pay special attention to the downplaying of the many
problems associated with stunning animals and the over
emphasis of problems associated with the traditional
slaughtering methods sanctioned by Prophets.
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Halal and Kosher slaughter 'must
end'
"There is no
reason why they (Jews and Muslims) should not simply
abstain from eating meat altogether if they do not wish
to eat the same meat as the rest of us." All
emotion, little to no science or reason.
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Agriculture Secretary OK's Kosher
Slaughter
"Ms. Judge toured the processing plant after PETA
(People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) released a
videotape showing animals in distress following
slaughter. She had originally said that she was
"disturbed" by the video, and called for a possible
state investigation. She changed her mind, however,
during her visit to the the world's largest supplier of
glatt (extra-stringent) kosher meat products."
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Shechita - Wikipedia
Shechita (or shechitah) (Hebrew:שחיטה)
is the ritual
slaughter of mammals
and birds according to
Jewish dietary laws.[1]
The act is performed by drawing a very sharp knife
across the animal's throat and allowing the blood to
drain out.
Islamic dietary laws
require
a similar procedure.
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Dabīhah - Wikipedia
Dabīhah
(ذَبِيْحَة) is the prescribed method of slaughtering all
animals excluding fish and most sea-life per
Islamic law. This
method of slaughtering animals consists of a swift, deep
incision with a sharp knife on the neck, cutting the
jugular veins and
carotid arteries of
both sides but leaving the
spinal cord intact. The
objective of this technique is to more effectively drain
the body of the animal's blood, resulting in more
hygienic meat, and to minimize the pain and agony for
the animal.[1]
Detractors, most notably animal rights groups, contend
that this method of slaughter 'causes severe suffering
to animals'.
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German Research Studies Pain
It
therefore may come as a surprise to those who have made
such acclimations to learn of the results of a study
carried out by Professor Wilhelm Schulze and his
colleague Dr. Hazim at the School of Veterinary
Medicine, Hannover University in Germany. The study:
‘Attempts to Objectify Pain and Consciousness in
Conventional (captive bolt pistol stunning) and Ritual (halal,
knife) Methods of Slaughtering Sheep and Calves’
concludes that Islamic slaughtering is the most humane
method of slaughter and that captive bolt stunning,
practiced in the West, causes severe pain to the animal.
In the
study, several electrodes were surgically implanted at
various points of the skull of all animals, touching the
surface of the brain. The animals were allowed to
recover for several weeks. Some animals were then
slaughtered by making a swift, deep incision with a
sharp knife on the neck cutting the jugular veins and
the carotid arteries as well as the trachea and
esophagus (Islamic method). Other animals were stunned
using a Captive Bolt Pistol (CBP). During the
experiment, an electroencephalograph (EEG) and an
electrocardiogram (ECG) recorded the condition of the
brain and the heart of all animals during the course of
slaughter and stunning.
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