Halal Slaughter

Joe M. RegensteinProfessor of Food Science

Head: Cornell Kosher Food InitiativeCornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853-7201Jmr9@cornell.edu

Food ScienceJuly 26, 2007

Who Am I?

An American Professor of Food ScienceHave spent about 30 years working on religious

foods issues: Writing, Speaking, DoingMember of the FMI/NCCR Animal Welfare

Technical CommitteeTechnical advisor to IFANCAColleague of Dr. Temple GrandinTeach Kosher and Halal Food Regulations at:

Cornell, Kansas State (DL) and University of Wisconsin-Madison (DL)

A Bumper Sticker

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.

Audre Lorde

EthicsWe need to recognize that we can disagree about

ethics, I.e., we cannot always agree on what is right and what is wrong, even if we are all ETHICAL people.

We must remember that we each bring our own ideas and background to ethics and to slaughter. We need to think more broadly to incorporate new ideas and educate ourselves.

Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything

George Bernard Shaw

Joe’s Ethical Starting PointThe responsibility to treat animals properly is an

ethical responsibility for all of us involved in animal agriculture. 

We need to address the issues using rational arguments and reasoning.

Religious slaughter needs to be fairly evaluated. The null hypothesis should be the starting point, i.e., that un-stunned slaughter and slaughter with stunning are equally humane

There are different views within the Muslim community as to how to slaughter. Some will permit light stunning others will not. Some will permit upright slaughter others will not.

I ethically define my task as working with each of these communities to evaluate and then improve their slaughter until it is the best possible for animal welfare consistent with their rules. Their responsibility is to be willing to work with us to reach that goal. (Only after that level is achieved, can we begin to consider whether it remains a problem or whether regular slaughter is the problem.)

Philosophy and Morality

Philosophy, like morality itself, is the first and last an exercise in reason – the ideas that should come out on top are the ones that have the best reasons on their sides.

Rachels, The Elements of Moral Philosophy, 1999.

p. Xii

What Constitutes a Rational Argument?

If something specific is wrong with animal agriculture, like slaughter, specifically religious slaughter, what does that mean?

1. We should work hard to correct the specific problem? Yes

2. It is proof that slaughter should not exist and, therefore, we should promote veganism? Traditional stunning? No

There certainly are things wrong with animal agriculture, including with religious slaughter, so let us work on correcting them.

Bumper Sticker

Believe Nothing That You Think!

Scientific ReductionismAllows one to isolate the various factors that are

involved in affecting a processCan critically evaluate the scientific contribution of

each factor to the net outcomeCan then focus on correcting the most critical factors,

which would also would need to reflect policy considerations

In my opinion this has been poorly done for religious slaughter! (And also for regular slaughter). Which effects reflect the slaughter, which reflect the animal handling, and which reflect the equipment?

The Steps in Religious and Non-Religious Slaughter

A critical look at the steps in the process of slaughtering and animal handling that helps to identify the factors that need to be considered

The earlier steps are identical to those used in non-Religious slaughter – and the same problems may occur

Proper Transportation of Animals

Absence of injuryAppropriate provisions of feed and waterProper consideration of the impact of ambient

temperature, humidity, wind conditions and in-transit conditions faced by animals during transport

Compatibility of the animals within a load

Goal: Presenting an acceptable animal to the slaughter facility

Care While at the Facility

Appropriate provisions of feed and water

Proper temperature

Absence of mud

Again a need to look at the impact of temperature, humidity, wind, noise, lighting, group dynamics, breed, animal age etc.

Goal: Maintain healthy calm animals

Moving the Animal to Slaughter

Proper animal handling practices

Absence or minimal use of electric prods

Proper design and maintenance of facilities

Avoidance of distractions

Goal: Animals should proceed to slaughter calmly without hesitation

Stunning

Not used for religious slaughterCurrent suggested U.S. expectations

(FMI/NCCR and AMI) require 95% of the animals to be stunned on the first try

Need to study the state of animals that are missed on the first try – both animals that are calm and those that may not be so calm because they were, for example, electrically prodded

The Slaughter Site

Animals should continue to be handled wellPens should be constructed to help calm the

animalFacilities need to be designed and maintained

properly with attention to detailsPersonnel should be properly trained in their

tasks

Goal: Optimize the potential of the slaughter method

Un-stunned SlaughterThe slaughterman should be properly trainedThe knife used should be of the proper size and

shapeThe knife used should be properly sharpenedThe slaughterman should cut the animal in the

proper placeThe animals neck should be extended properly– not

too taunt or too loseThe cut should be done aggressively so that the

animal bleeds profusely and drops quickly, avoiding aneurisms

Post Slaughter

Any subsequent cut for further bleed-out shall be done quickly and properly

The animal shall not otherwise be handled until it is insensible

A Quote

“Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts."

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Former U.S. senator

Consequences

If all the steps are done properly, the animal should be expected to be insensible: we might want to suggest that is less than 20 seconds.

If the animal is NOT insensible by the suggested 20 seconds then a post-slaughter stun should be used, even if this requires that the animal no longer meets religious requirements.

Meat plants doing religious slaughter must be prepared to sell meat that does not meet the religious requirements into other markets.

Statement by Dr. Temple Grandin

“Recently, I participated in a ritual kosher slaughter -- in this ritual, the way it was meant to be done, I must say. This was at a plant where the management really understood the importance and significance of what they were doing, and communicated this to their employees -- and to the animals as well, I believe. As each steer entered the kosher restraining box, I manipulated the controls to gently position the animal.

After some practice, I learned that the animals would stand quietly and not resist being restrained if I eased the chin-lift up under the animal’s chin. Jerking the controls or causing the apparatus to make sudden movements made the cattle jump… Some cattle were held so loosely by the head-holder and the rear pusher gate that they could easily have pulled away from the rabbi’s knife. I was relieved and surprised to discover that the animals don’t even feel the super-sharp blade as it touches their skin. They made no attempt to pull away. I felt peaceful and calm.” (Regenstein and Grandin 1992)

Rules of Engagement

What is the issue?

Is the agenda really to do good science and trying to improve the slaughter consistent with people’s religious requirements?

My agenda: to get a fair and objective scientific evaluation of both religious and non-religious slaughter. For those items that are un-satisfactory, we need to work with the plants to fix the problems.

Royal Veterinary Society of SwedenTo justify the continued total ban on religious

slaughter in Sweden:1. They observed the worst upside down pen

(Weinberg) – N=1; never considered banning the pen?

2. They pointed out that much of the kosher slaughtered meat in Sweden is sold to gentiles (non-Jews); never considered labeling such meat?

Therefore, for these two reasons alone, Sweden is justified in continuing to ban religious slaughter

Is this science or an agenda? I do not think this is science but rather an embarrassment and an anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim agenda at best!

Look at the Best Plants

Need to study a Temple Grandin compliant plant with really good religious slaughter and see what the status of that plant is (and I do believe that even these plants can be improved.) And then: Certain practices (not religious slaughter itself) may need to be banned, e.g., shackling and hoisting and the Weinberg pen (see the Royal Veterinary Society of Sweden statement on slaughter discussed above!)

Key Animal Welfare Questions:

What do animals feel with each of the different slaughter methods when done right? When not done right? How do we deal with these two different situations of right and wrong? In each case when is the animal “dead” or insensible”? (I prefer to think in terms of insensible – as a measurable expectation.) How does the possibility that an animal is unconscious but not insensible get dealt with?

Key Scientific Questions:

What aspects of the religious slaughter process are due to the inherent nature of a particular religious slaughter (or standard slaughter) and what is subject to improvement through good management, training of religious personnel, proper use of technology, and technology improvement?

Animal Welfare CriteriaTime to insensibility:

What is reasonable?

This is policy not science

15 to 20 seconds seems to be on most peoples’ list as a satisfactory expectation and reflects an animal that becomes unconscious even sooner and bleeds out properly

This criteria CAN regularly be met by religious slaughter with proper equipment, proper training, and proper handling of the animals

Animal Welfare Criteria - II

If the policy is not met – it should be required that a post-slaughter stunning be done after, for example, 30 sec even if it makes the product unacceptable religiously (again the actual time is a policy issue)

A Reminder

With normal stunning procedures – if the animal is not stunned on the first try, it is extremely stressful. Sometimes it takes as many as 6 tries to eventually stun the animal. The new AMI (American Meat Institute) expectation, as also accepted by the FMI (Food Marketing Institute, supermarkets)/NCCR (National Council of Chain Restaurants) Animal Welfare Technical Committee that I will discuss shortly still permit 5% of the animals to be “missed” on the first try!

Quality of Current Research Reports

Can one really determine how the religious slaughter was done reading the literature?

Can one really determine how the time to insensibility and death is affected by improper handling and poor handling equipment from that which is inherent in well done religious and standard slaughter?

I would suggest that the literature does not meet the standard of sufficient information so the experiment can be repeated or the data cleanly interpreted, which is surprising for such important questions – if objective scientific answers were really desired?

Important Caveat

There are many currently operating religious slaughter systems that do NOT meet the modern expectation of animal welfare, but there are also some that we believe do. Those that do not should not be accepted if the measurements reported suggest that these are out of control – but the extrapolation to all religious slaughter is inappropriate until good measurements are made and reproduced on the best available systems. A proper test of the null hypothesis is needed, i.e., religious slaughter is as humane as any other modern approved slaughter system.

Some Critical Further Research Needs

An understanding of the process by which “endorphins” (opiates) function in animals at the time of slaughter

The role of the sharp cut in optimizing endorphin release and of the animals “stress” state

Objective criteria for measuring/evaluating the quality of religious slaughter and of other slaughter – can we develop a set of criteria for humane slaughter, and when in each process is the animal dead or insensible.

More research – IIDetailed animal physiology, biochemical, and

behavioral measurements on a system where during religious slaughter animals are becoming insensible in 15 seconds or less.

More information about animals from stunning (or missed-stunning) to bleed-out with conventional systems.

In ALL cases the details of the system studied need to be reported.

Possible Goal For This Meeting?

A discussion to begin to define the set of criteria that need to be reported about the animals, the plant, the equipment, the animal handling, and the actual slaughter so as to be able to evaluate the actual slaughter observed. (We have started on such a document.)

A discussion to begin to define which measurements are “meaningful” for looking at slaughter and how those measurements should be carried out.

This country [or any country?] will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in." --Theodore Roosevelt

The FMI/NCCR (Food Marketing Institute/National Council of Chain Restaurants) has undertaken to create kosher and halal slaughter guidelines, based on AMI (American Meat Institute) expectations. The current AMI guidelines were recently changed to permit a well done upside-down religious slaughter to qualify as it is required by some groups in the religious community.

US Efforts

Halal Slaughter

As part of Cornell’s Northeast Sheep and Goat Program, we have tested a commercially available Muslim slaughter knife and subsequently developed a new knife, have developed a restraining pen that should cost less than $1000, and developed a multi-lingual instruction poster that will permit individual Muslims to do halal slaughter consistent with modern animal welfare expectations. (Currently available in English, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Somali, Malay, Turkish and Spanish.)

Acceptable Knife That is Commercially Available

A Custom Knife

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باشد دست برای پوششی به (چاقومجهزwww.dexter-russell.com داشت خواهد بیشتری امنیت

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بز و گوسفند گوشت بازاریابی پروژه پوسترتوسط ایناست شده اعتبار تامین تهیه آمریکا شرق .شمال

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www.sheepgoatmarketing.org

www.sheep.cornell.edu دانشگاه بز و گوسفند پروژه: کورنل

www.ifanca.org :(IFANCA) اسالمی تغذیه و غذا انجمنآمریکا

www.grandin.com معبد :گراندین

Joe M. Regensteinنویسنده:

کورنل دانشگاه غذایی صنایع گروهکوشر غذای مجموعه مدیر آمریکا،تغذیه و غذا انجمن فنی مشاور کورنل،

آمریکا اسالمیمعتمدزادگان مترجم: علی

مازندران، دانشگاه غذایی صنایع گروه ایران

Translated by: Ali Motamedzadegan

Department of Food Science, Mazandaran University, Iran.

Humane (Halal) On-Farm Slaughter of Sheep and Goats

www.cwmi.cfe.cornell.edu مراجعهبه :شود

HUMANE (HALAL) ON-FARM SLAUGHTER OF SHEEP AND GOATS

Minimize stress when catching animals. Avoid sudden moves or noises. Herd animals into small area. Catch gently. Move animal to slaughter quickly, without stress. If small enough, carry with one arm over the horns and other arm tucked between hind legs [Step 2a]. For larger animals, have one person lead animal with chin held high, while another person pushes from behind [Step 2b]. If handler is alone, hold animal’s chin with one hand while grasping the dock or tailhead area with the other hand, or carry forelegs to lead the animal [Step 2c]. A chute or lane can be used to move animals calmly [Step 2d]. For humane reasons, do not shackle the animal for slaughter. Place the animal on a double rail [Step 3a] or firmly restrain the animal [Step 3b], which is safe and comfortable for both animals and people. A well sharpened slaughter knife with a straight blade twice the neck width is absolutely necessary for making the slaughter humane [Step 4a]. A knife with a hand guard is safest.* If the handler is alone and the animal is docile, it can be slaughtered by straddling the animal next to a wall [Step 4b]. Slaughter gently but firmly by holding animal’s head back, and in a quick, single cut move across animal’s throat just below the jawbone, cutting the windpipe, esophagus, arteries and veins forward of the neckbone. It is both a halal law and a requirement for animal welfare to wait until the animal is insensible (at least 1 minute) before starting further processing [Steps 6a and 6b]. Dispose of the offal (animal remains) by composting or other sanitary and legal means. To use the static-pile composting method [inset], alternate layers of offal with high-carbon materials, such as wood chips, straw, leaves, peat or finished compost. This method also protects against odor and vermin. For more information, see www.cfe.cornell.edu/wmi/composting.html.

This poster was produced by the Northeast Sheep and Goat Marketing Program and was funded by USDA. Joe M. Regenstein, Project Coordinator, Professor of Food Science / Head of the Cornell Kosher Food Initiative, Technical Advisor for IFANCA; Photos and editing: tatiana Stanton and Chris Parsons; Design and layout: Amy Christian and Duncan Hilchey, For copies of this poster in English or Spanish, contact: Mike Thonney, Department of Animal Science, 114 Morrison Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-4801, 607.255.2851, mlt2@cornell.edu; For copies of this poster in Arabic and Persian, contact: IFANCA, 5901 North Cicero, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60646, 773.282.3708; www.ifanca.org. For more information about humane halal slaughter of more than one or two animals at a time, please consult the following Web sites: Cornell Sheep Program: www.sheep.cornell.edu); Empire State Meat Goat Producers Association (www.ansci.cornell.edu/extension/esmgpa.html); Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA) (www.ifanca.org); Northeast Sheep and Goat Marketing Program (www.sheepgoatmarketing.org); Temple Grandin (www.grandin.com).

Arabic

لألغنام الحالل الميداني االنساني الذبحرقم ( )1الخطوة

صغيرة . مساحة في الحيوانات ضع واإلزعاج الفجائية الحركات وتجنب بالحيوانات اإلمساك عند التوتر تجنببلطف .وامسكها

رقم ( )2الخطوة . الثاني والذراع القرنين على واحد بذراع احمله صغيرا كان إذا توتر بدون و بسرعة الذبح مكان إلى الحيوان أنقل . أعلى إلى للحيوان األسفل الفك برفع شخص يقوده أن يمكن كبيرا الحيوان كان إذا أما الخلفية الساقين بين . بينما واحدة بيد الحيوان فك يمسك أن يمكنه بمفرده العامل كان وإذا الخلف من الحيوان آخر شخص يدفع بينما . ممر أو منحدر استخدام ويمكن الحيوان لقيادة األماميتين الساقين يحمل أو األخرى باليد الذيل منطقة يمسك

بهدوء الحيوان لنقل .ضيقرقم ( )3الخطوة :

والحيوانات للناس وأريح أأمن وهذا فيه تحكم ثم سياجين بين وضعه الذبح عند الحيوان تقيد ال إنسانية .ألسبابرقم ( )4الخطوة :

الذبح لجعل ضروريا وهذا العنق عرض على مرتين بتحريكه للذبح وحاد مستقيم نصل ذو سكين استخدام . بالمباعدة. ذبحه يمكن االنقياد سهل والحيوان منفردا العامل كان وإذا لليد حماية قفاز استخدام ويفضل إنساني

الجدار بجانب األرجل بين .ماالذبح سكاكين مصادر www.dexter-russell.com : أحد

رقم ( )5الخطوة :عظم بأسفل الحيوان عرضعنق على واحدة وبتمريرة برفق واذبح الخلف إلى وشده الحيوان رأس امسك

العنق عظم أمام الواقعة واألوردة والشرايين والمريء الهوائية القصبة وبقطع .الفكرقم ( )6الخطوة

على ( الحيوان يموت أن االنتظارإلى بالحيوان ورفقا اإلسالمية الشريعة حسب حالال الذبح يكون حتى المطلوب ( األخرى الخطوات في البدء قبل واحدة دقيقة لمدة .األقل

رقم ( )7الخطوة : تناوب . أو الثابت التسميد طريقة واستخدام والنظامية الصحية بالوسائل أو بتسميدها الذبح فضالت تخلصمن . هذه الجاهز السماد أو والخث األشجار وأوراق والقش الخشب قطع مثل كربونات مواد مع الذبح بقايا طبقات

الطفيلية والحشرات الكريهة الرائحة من تحمي .الطريقةاستخدام يمكن المعلومات من www.cfe.cornell.edu/wmi/composting.html ولمزيد

إيه دي إس يو من التمويل وتم األغنام تسويق برنامج و الشرقي الشمال أغنام من صادر اإلعالن .هذا

Turkish

**Koyun ve keçilerin insancıl (Helal) çiftlik kesimi**Aşama 1Hayvanları yakalarken stresi en aza indirin. Ani hareket ve seslerden kaçının. Hayvanları küçük bir alana sürün. Nazikçe yakalayın.**Aşama 2Hayvanı stressiz bir şekilde, hemen kesime alın. Eğer yeterince küçükse, bir kolla boynuzlardan, diğer kolla arka bacaklarının arasından tutarak taşıyın (Aşama 2a). Büyük hayvanlar için, bir kişi hayvanın çenesini yukarı tutarak yönlendirmeli, diğer bir kişi de hayvanın arkasından itmeli (Aşama 2b). Eğer yanlızsanız, bir elle hayvanın arkasını ya da kuyruğunu tutarken diğer elle hayvanın çenesini tutun ya da hayvanı yönlendirmek için ön ayakları taşıyın (Aşama 2c). Hayvanı sakince götürmek için dar bir geçit veya yol kullanılabilir (Aşama 2d).**Aşama 3İnsancıl nedenlerden dolayı, hayvanı kesim için zincirlemeyin. Hayvanı parmaklıklarla çevrili bir alana koyun (Aşama 3a) ya da hem hayvan hem de insanlar için güvenli ve rahat olması açısından hayvanı sıkıca tutun (Aşama 3b).**Aşama 4İnsancıl bir kesim için kesinlikle iyi bilenmiş ve hayvanın boyundan iki kez daha büyük düzgün bir bıçak gereklidir (Aşama 4a). El koruyucusu olan bir bıçak en güvenlisidir.* Eğer yanlızsanız ve hayvan uysalsa, hayvan bacaklar arasına alınarak ve bir duvara dayatılarak kesilebilir (Aşama 4b).*Kesim bıçakları için bir kaynak: www.dexter-russell.com**Aşama 5Hayvanın kafasını geriye doğru incitmeden fakat sıkıca tutarak kesin. Hayvanın boğazı boyunca, çene kemiğinin hemen altından hızlı ve tek bir kesikle, soluk borusunu, yemek borusunu, atardamarları ve diğer damarları kesin.**Aşama 6Sonraki işlemlere başlamak için hayvan bilinçsiz hale gelinceye dek (en az 1 dakika) beklemek hem islâmi bir kural hem de hayvanın rahatı için bir zorunluluktur (Aşama 6a ve 6b).**Aşama 7Sakatatları (hayvandan geriye kalanlar) organik madde dönüşümü ya da sanitasyon yöntemleri ile veya diğer yasal yöntemlerle uzaklaştırın. Sakatatları sabit bir yerde çürümeye bırakmak için, sakatatları yüksek miktarda karbon içeren ağaç yongası, saman, yaprak ya da çürümüş organik kalıntılarla karıştırın. Bu yöntem aynı zamanda koku, zararlı böcek ve hayvanlardan korur. Daha fazla bilgi için, www.cfe.cornell.edu/wmi/composting.html sayfasına bakın.

Malay

Penyembelihan biri-biri dan kambing secara berperikemanusiaan (Halal) di kawasan ternakan Langkah 1Ketika menangkap haiwan ternakan, kurangkan tekanan terhadap haiwan tersebut. Pastikan tiada sebarang pergerakan secara mengejut (memeranjatkan) atau bunyi yang bising. Arahkan kumpulan haiwan ini ke suatu kawasan yang sempit. Tangkap secara lembut (tidak kasar).Langkah 2Pindahkan haiwan secepat mungkin ke tempat penyembelihan tanpa paksaan. Sekiranya haiwan ini kecil, dukung dengan satu lengan di atas tanduk dan satu lengan lagi di antara kedua-dua kaki belakang (langkah 2a). Bagi haiwan yang lebih besar, dua orang diperlukan. Seorang pengendali bertugas mendongakkan dagu haiwan dan menentukan halatuju, manakala seorang lagi menolak haiwan dari belakang (langkah 2b). Jika hanya ada seorang pengendali, pegang dagu haiwan dengan satu tangan sementara satu tangan lagi memegang punca ekor, atau angkat kedua-dua kaki hadapan haiwan bagi menentukan arah haluan (langkah 2c). Penggunaan laluan bercerun (menurun) atau laluan yang agak sempit boleh membantu menggerakkan haiwan-haiwan ini secara tenang (langkah 2d).Langkah 3Bagi tujuan keperimanusiaan, jangan hadkan pergerakan atau kebebasan haiwan yang hendak disembelih. Tempatkan haiwan di atas dua landasan (langkah 3a) atau ikat haiwan dengan kemas (langkah 3b) demi menjaga keselamatan haiwan dan pengendali haiwan tersebut.Langkah 4Pisau yang digunakan untuk sembelihan secara berperikemanusiaan perlu diasah tajam dan panjang (bahagian pisau yang lurus) berukuran dua kali ganda lebar leher haiwan yang disembelih (langkah 4a). Jenis pisau yang mempunyai pengawal tangan adalah yang paling selamat digunakan. *Jika menyembelih secara bersendirian dan didapati haiwan itu jinak atau mudah dikawal, penyembelihan boleh dilakukan dengan bahagian belakang haiwan rapat ke dinding ketika ia berdiri di atas landasan berkembar. Pastikan kedua-dua kaki sebelah kiri haiwan berada di atas satu landasan manakala kaki sebelah kanan berada di atas landasan yang bersebelahan dengannya  (langkah 4b). *Satu sumber rujukan berkaitan jenis-jenis pisau untuk sembelihan ialah www.dexter-russell.comLangkah 5Sembelih dengan lembut, tetapi kemas dan kuat dengan memegang kepala haiwan ke belakang, cepat, dan dengan hanya satu potongan melintasi leher haiwan di bahagian bawah tulang rahang; memotong saluran udara (kerongkong), esophagus, arteri dan vena yang terletak di depan tulang leher.Langkah 6Hukum halal dan juga peraturan kebajikan haiwan menuntut agar kakitangan yang mengendalikan proses penyembelihan menunggu sehingga haiwan itu tidak lagi bernyawa (sekurang-kurangnya 1 minit) sebelum memulakan proses seterusnya (langkah 6a dan 6b).Langkah 7Buang segala saki-baki haiwan yang tidak diingini dengan menanamnya jauh ke dalam tanah atau dengan cara lain yang diperuntukkan oleh undang-undang dan amalan sanitasi. Bagi menggunakan kaedah mengkompos secara longgokan-statik (gambar), lapisan saki-baki haiwan diletak berselang-seli dengan bahan yang kaya dengan kandungan unsur karbon, seperti habuk kayu, jerami, daun-daun, lumut dan tumbuhan yang telah mati atau bahan kompos. Kaedah ini boleh menghindarkan bau busuk dan juga menghalang kehadiran haiwan perosak yang kotor dan boleh mendatangkan penyakit. Untuk maklumat lanjut, sila lawati laman web www.cfe.cornell.edu/wmi/composting.html.

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Matanza Humanitaria (Halal) de Ovejas y Cabras en la GranjaPaso 1Minimize el estrés. Atrape al animal tranquilamente en un rincón pequeño. Evite movimientos y ruidos súbitos. Paso 2Traslade al animal rápidamente, sin estresarlo. Si es lo suficientemente pequeño, llévelo con un brazo por encima de los cuernos y el otro entre las piernas traseras (Paso 2a). Para animales más grandes, una persona levanta la quijada del animal mientras la otra lo empuja desde atrás (Paso 2b). Si usted está solo, agarre el animal por la quijada con una mano y la cola con la otra, o cárguelo por las patas delanteras (Paso 2c). También se puede utilizar un pasadizo (Paso 2d).Paso 3Por razones humanitarias no cuelgue al animal por las piernas traseras antes de matarlo. Coloque al animal en un doble carril cerrado (Paso 3a) o reténgalo de manera cómodo y sin peligro (Paso 3b).Paso 4Si usted está solo y el animal es dócil, se puede matarlo poniéndolo entre las piernas contra la pared. (Paso 4b). Para una matanza humanitaria es indispensable usar un cuchillo de filo recto, bien afilado, y con un grosor de doble el ancho del cuello del animal (Paso 4a). Lo más seguro es usar un cuchillo que tenga guardamano incorporado*. * Se encuentra este tipo de cuchillo en: www.dexter-russel.com.Paso 5Para matar al animal, mantenga la cabeza hacia atrás, haga un corte rápido y firme justo debajo de la mandíbula, cortando la laringe, el esófago, las arterias y las venas. Paso 6Es requesito de las leyes Halal y del bienestar animal que se espere a que el animal se vuelva insensible (por lo menos 1 minuto) antes de comenzar a procesarse (Pasos 6a y 6b).Paso 7Disponga de los desperdicios por composta o por los medios legales de sanidad. Para usar el método de composta estático (static-pile composting), alterne las capas de despojos con materiales de alto contenido de carbon, tales como hojas, pasto, paja, o azerrín. Este método previene la formación de malos olores y pestes. Para más información consulte con www.cfe.cornell.edu/wmi/composting.html.

Conclusion

It is my personal belief that in the future the most humane slaughter may well be religious slaughter. All research on the issue of religious slaughter (as opposed to evaluating a particular situation) needs to be done on a system that is operating properly and provides the best possible condition for slaughter – only then can the potential of religious slaughter be properly evaluated. Hopefully then we can have a open-minded scientifically-based discussion.

References

These references attempt to present an overview of the science of un-stunned slaughter from a pro-religious slaughter point of view

Levinger, Levinger and Monk: Shechitah

Levinger

Rosen: Article in the Vet Record

A book discussing of some of the issues of halal slaughter although not focused on the technical issues being discussed in this presentation

The Islamic Method of Slaughter

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jmr9@cornell.edu: Copies of this PowerPoint talk, the Spirit of Humane brochure, and the Humane (Halal) poster are available from him with no charge.

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For a 2 credit distance learning course on kosher and halal food regulations go to the Kansas State University (www.ksu.edu) distance learning program in food science.