The Islamic form of slaughtering animals or poultry, dhabiha, involves killing through a cut to the jugular vein, carotid artery and windpipe. Animals must be alive and healthy at the time of slaughter and all blood is drained from the carcass.
Most Halal animals are slaughtered by cutting the major blood vessels, i.e., carotid arteries and jugular veins along with the esophagus and trachea at the neck below the larynx to ensure rapid and complete blood loss.
Minimally painful and complete bleeding is required during halal slaughter, which is difficult to perform in large animals [69]. Previous researchers have indicated an association between the location of the cut and the onset of unconsciousness during slaughter without stunning, such as in halal slaughter.
Chickens stunned before being slaughtered by the Halal method are hung upside-down by metal shackles around their legs and then pass through an electrified water-bath to be stunned before they are killed by a cut to the throat. A prayer is said before the bird's throat is cut.
The use of a sharpened blade for the slaughtering of livestock has been practised throughout history. Prior to the development of electric stunning equipment, some species were killed by simply striking them with a blunt instrument, sometimes followed by exsanguination with a knife.
The slaughter process has two stages: Stunning, when performed correctly, causes an animal to lose consciousness, so the animal can't feel pain. The law states that, with few exceptions, all animals must be stunned before 'sticking' (neck cutting) is carried out.
As they are transported to slaughter, pigs are likely to experience a day or two of harsh temperatures, severe dehydration and hunger, deliberate electrocution, pain, and stress. Despite the process of slaughter being so horrific, the demand for pig bodies in the form of pork products remains high.
Halal slaughter is sometimes sensationalized in the media and is viewed as a controversial subject. However, if done properly, researchers have found that Halal slaughter is both safe and humane.
Chickens possess a highly developed nervous system and experience pain when injured and killed. Chickens also have complex cognitive and emotional capacities, which result in emotional distress and suffering during slaughter.
In contrast, regular meat may be produced by non-Muslims and does not necessarily follow any specific guidelines for slaughter or preparation. The animal may be stunned before slaughter to reduce pain and stress, and may be slaughtered using a variety of methods, including electrocution, gas, or captive bolt guns.
Given how many animals are stunned the wrong way, leaving them conscious through the worst moments of their lives, it's safe to say that thousands upon thousands do feel pain, not only before the slaughter but during it. It helps that little lambs often don't scream while being slaughtered.
In slaughterhouses, animals also experience fear and pain before they die. Some of the torments they undergo are described below, starting with aquatic animals, who make up the majority of farmed animals.
One Hadith quotes Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as saying: “A good deed done to an animal is as meritorious as a good deed done to a human being, while an act of cruelty to an animal is as bad as an act of cruelty to a human being.”
One of the most common myths is that halal meat tastes gamey or has a strange flavor. This is simply not true. Halal meat does not taste any different from non-halal meat, as the taste is determined by the breed of the animal, its diet, and how it is cooked.
Better for your health
Halal meat is prepared by slaughtering the animal in a specific way, which ensures that the animal is healthy and free from disease & pathogen infestation. The meat is also drained of all blood, which reduces the risk of foodborne illnesses.
electrodes span the brain of the animal and can be adapted for the size of animal. the current is strong enough to make an animal unconscious until death.
Cow cries before slaughter. They sense their final destiny. Don't be a reason behind their suffering.
Slaughter of pigs by carbon dioxide and electric stunning
In piggery abattoirs and slaughterhouses, pigs are stunned before they are killed for meat. While carbon dioxide stunning is the most common method used in Australia and in Europe, electric stunning is also used in some facilities.
Animals must be fully stunned—unconscious and insensible to pain—before they're shackled, strung up, and slaughtered. But so many animals remain alert to what's happening through to the very end. Animals must also be able to walk into the slaughterhouse on their own.
Unlike many other forms of livestock, pigs are omnivorous scavengers, eating virtually anything they come across, including carrion and refuse, which was deemed unclean. Furthermore, a Middle Eastern society keeping large stocks of pigs could destroy their ecosystem.
Muslim scholars are agreed that the name of God should be invoked over the animal that is intended for slaughter'. This is done by reciting the following Arabic phrase: bismillah allahu akbar, which means "In the name of God; God is Greatest", or words to that effect.
Halal animals must be slaughtered by a Muslim, who says a blessing, and by hand, not by machine (which is the way many chickens in the U.S. are killed. Once killed, the animal's blood must drain completely, since Muslims who eat Halal do not consume the fresh blood of animals.
Cows are capable of feeling pain and fear. As a result, they suffer in many ways when they are sent to the slaughterhouse, including being forced to endure long hours of transportation, physical abuse, and painful slaughter methods.
Slaughterhouse work has been associated with many negative effects on mental health, and workers have higher levels of depression and anxiety than other professions. Workers in Brazil report cognitive impairments, stress, and difficulty sleeping.
How are sheep slaughtered? In large abattoirs, sheep are often mechanically carried to the stunning area in single file in a V-shaped restrainer conveyor. In small plants they are moved in groups to a pen where they are individually stunned. Sheep may be stunned using either electricity or a captive-bolt pistol.