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Originally Posted by jelly baby
It is my understanding that halal meat can be killed in any way as long as prayers of thanks to Allah are offered at the time of slaughter, therefore it is not necessary to kill by cutting the throat, a bullet to the head would suffice but then this would cost money.
Whilst on holiday in Egypt we went through a meat market and the meat for sale was killed by the stall holder when someone bought it, I found it quite horrifying really.
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I'm not sure about that J-Baby.
I have witnessed Halal slaughtering in several countries and although sometimes an Imam is present and says a few words, they always slit the animals throat and hold its neck down in the gutter (or into a large can), for it to bleed to death (which is mostly quite a slow death). When a few words are said, it is normally a more ritualistic slaughter, say for a wedding or a religious feast, such as the end of Rahmadan.
As far as I know, the animal MUST be bled to death so that all the blood is naturally pumped away. However, I am not sure of the facts.
Perhaps Mufti may come back on site and enlighten us all?
I've also seen a few other horrendous things carried out in Africa and the Middle East, and Halal slaughter is certainly not the worst of them.
I'd rather be a fox with a chance than a goat in a meat market!!