In most slaughterhouses, shackle-and-hoist is illegal unless the animals are first rendered insensible to pain. Shamefully, when it comes to ritual slaughter, U.
While the most humane choice is always plant-based alternatives to slaughtered animals, most experts agree that kosher slaughter, when performed correctly , is at least as humane as pre-slaughter stunning.
What does this look like? Temple Grandin, one of the foremost authorities on humane slaughter practices, insists that animals slaughtered under optimal conditions show little or no stress reaction to the ritual cut before losing consciousness.
Conditions in kosher slaughterhouses, however, are very rarely optimal. In , a PETA investigation uncovered horrific cruelty , including the use of shackle-and-hoist restraint, in a kosher slaughterhouse in Uruguay.
Since most animals are free of the above diseases or disorders, no special examination is required unless some defect is detected. However, the lungs of the animal must be carefully examined, since this is the area where defects are most likely to be found. Inspection must be done by one who is reliable and qualified, as it requires extensive knowledge of the laws and considerable skill and experience.
Note: Although Ashkenazim and Sephardim follow different procedures in their examination of the lungs in accord with the differing views of the Bet Yosef [Yosef Karo, Sephardic author of the Shulhan Arukh and the Rama [Rabbi Moshe Isserles, Ashkenazi author of the classic Mapat Ha-shulhan commentary printed as part of the Shulhan Arukh ] , nonetheless an Ashkenazic Jew may eat meat in the home of a Sephardic Jew, because we do not presume that any problem developed that would have rendered the meat forbidden.
However, if a specific problem arises, one is obliged to inform the other so that he may refrain from eating, in accordance with his own tradition. The Bible considers certain fats in oxen, sheep, and goats to be forbidden Leviticus All forbidden fat helev , such as fat covering the kidney, the spleen, and certain inward parts of the animal, must be removed before the meat is soaked and salted. Both the inner sinew and the outer sinew, and their branches, must be excised. Note: Most of the forbidden fat and the sinew of the thigh vein are found in the hindquarters of the animal.
Since their removal is difficult and must be done by one who is highly qualified, the hindquarters are not used for kosher meat in most Jewish communities, except where meat is not readily obtainable, as in Israel and some European communities. Veins and blood vessels are prohibited because of the blood that they contain that cannot be extracted by salting.
Hence these forbidden veins, such as those in the forelegs, shoulder, lower jaws, tongue, neck, heart, and in the fat of the entrails, and other blood vessels and tissues must be removed before the meat is made kosher and cooked.
In fowl, the blood vessels in the throat should be removed or cut through together with the neck. It is the state or territory authority that provides slaughtering establishments with permission to conduct religious slaughter without prior stunning.
What is Kosher slaughter? What is Halal slaughter? How is religious slaughter different from conventional slaughter? Exemptions from pre-slaughter stunning requirements A small number of abattoirs and poultry processors in Australia have been granted ongoing permission from their relevant state or territory authority to conduct religious slaughter without prior stunning — to produce either Halal or Kosher meat.
Our understanding as of is that there are 9 abattoirs and poultry processors in Australia with approval to conduct slaughter without prior stunning: New South Wales — 2 abattoirs South Australia — 3 abattoirs Victoria — 4 abattoirs The requirements for religious slaughter without prior stunning of cattle, sheep and goats are set out in a national guideline.
This requires two slaughtermen to be present, one to perform the cut and one to perform the stunning. The animal must be restrained including head restraint in a manner that ensures it remains standing in an upright position during the slaughter process. For sheep and goats, stunning is not required unless the animal is distressed or does not rapidly lose consciousness, in which case they must be immediately stunned.
What are the animal welfare concerns associated with religious slaughter? For kosher slaughter there is no requirement for animals to be stunned prior to slaughter. What you can do to help It is the state or territory authority that provides slaughtering establishments with permission to conduct religious slaughter without prior stunning. For further information see: Australian standards for the hygienic production and transportation of meat and meat products for human consumption Australian standard for construction of premises and hygienic production of poultry meat for human consumption Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Livestock at Slaughtering Establishments Halal certification in Australia: a quick guide Kosher certification in Australia: a quick guide.
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